How To Install jsvc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsvc on Kali Linux. jsvc is Wrapper to launch Java applications as daemons

Introduction

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

What is jsvc

jsvc is:

This is the native application for launching Java applications implementing certain interfaces from the libcommons-daemon-java package as daemons.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jsvc

Install jsvc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jsvc

Install jsvc 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 jsvc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jsvc

How To Uninstall jsvc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove jsvc

Uninstall jsvc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jsvc

Remove jsvc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jsvc

Remove jsvc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jsvc

Dependencies

jsvc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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