How To Install jhove on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is jhove

jhove is:

Perform format-specific identification, validation, and characterization of digital objects.

There are three methods to install jhove 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 jhove Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jhove

Install jhove Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jhove

Install jhove 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 jhove using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jhove

How To Uninstall jhove on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove jhove

Uninstall jhove And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jhove

Remove jhove Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jhove

Remove jhove configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jhove

Dependencies

jhove have the following dependencies:

• libjaxb-api-java

References

• jhove website

Summary

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