How To Install java-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-common on Kali Linux.

What is java-common

java-common is:

This package provides common tools for the Java runtimes, such as the update-java-alternatives mechanism used to switch between different versions of Java.

There are three methods to install java-common 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 java-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install java-common

Install java-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install java-common

Install java-common 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 java-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install java-common

How To Uninstall java-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the java-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove java-common

Uninstall java-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove java-common

Remove java-common Configurations and Data

To remove java-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge java-common

Remove java-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge java-common

Dependencies

java-common have the following dependencies:

References

• java-common website

Summary

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