How To Install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java on Kali Linux. libandroid-uiautomator-23-java is UI Automator framework for API Level 23 (6.0 Marshmallow)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java on Kali Linux.

What is libandroid-uiautomator-23-java

libandroid-uiautomator-23-java is:

This package provides “uiautomator.jar” in an “Android platforms” that is used to build an Android application.

The source code of this library is generated by Doclava.

There are three methods to install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java 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 libandroid-uiautomator-23-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java

Install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java

Install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java 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 libandroid-uiautomator-23-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java

How To Uninstall libandroid-uiautomator-23-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libandroid-uiautomator-23-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libandroid-uiautomator-23-java

Uninstall libandroid-uiautomator-23-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libandroid-uiautomator-23-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libandroid-uiautomator-23-java

Remove libandroid-uiautomator-23-java Configurations and Data

To remove libandroid-uiautomator-23-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libandroid-uiautomator-23-java

Remove libandroid-uiautomator-23-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libandroid-uiautomator-23-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libandroid-uiautomator-23-java

Dependencies

libandroid-uiautomator-23-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libandroid-uiautomator-23-java package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.