How To Install jmapviewer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is jmapviewer

jmapviewer is:

JMapViewer is a Java Swing component for integrating OSM maps in to your Java application. JMapViewer allows you to set markers on the map or zoom to a specific location on the map.

This package includes both the library and a demo application.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jmapviewer

Install jmapviewer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jmapviewer

Install jmapviewer 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 jmapviewer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jmapviewer

How To Uninstall jmapviewer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove jmapviewer

Uninstall jmapviewer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jmapviewer

Remove jmapviewer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jmapviewer

Remove jmapviewer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jmapviewer

Dependencies

jmapviewer have the following dependencies:

• default-jre

References

• jmapviewer website

Summary

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