How To Install java-wrappers on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is java-wrappers

java-wrappers is:

Wrapper script facilities for java executables.

This package can be used by packagers of java programs to provide java runtime detection, jar lookup and a consistent user interface (debugging, environment variables).

There are three methods to install java-wrappers 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-wrappers 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-wrappers using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install java-wrappers

Install java-wrappers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install java-wrappers

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

sudo aptitude -y install java-wrappers

How To Uninstall java-wrappers on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove java-wrappers

Uninstall java-wrappers And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove java-wrappers

Remove java-wrappers Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge java-wrappers

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

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

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

Dependencies

java-wrappers have the following dependencies:

• unzip

References

• java-wrappers website

Summary

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