How To Install jattach on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install jattach on Kali Linux. jattach is JVM Dynamic Attach utility all in one jmap jstack jcmd jinfo

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jattach on Kali Linux.

What is jattach

jattach is:

jattach is a utility implementing commands for the JVM Dynamic Attach mechanism. Instead of installing a complete JDK you can use this small utility to query information from your running JVM.

There are three methods to install jattach on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install jattach Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jattach using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jattach

Install jattach Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jattach using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jattach

Install jattach Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install jattach using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jattach

How To Uninstall jattach on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the jattach package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jattach

Uninstall jattach And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jattach and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jattach

Remove jattach Configurations and Data

To remove jattach configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jattach

Remove jattach configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jattach configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jattach

Dependencies

jattach have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jattach package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.