How To Install libavro-compiler-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavro-compiler-java on Kali Linux. libavro-compiler-java is Apache Avro compiler for Java

Introduction

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

What is libavro-compiler-java

libavro-compiler-java is:

Apache Avro is a data serialization system providing:

  • Rich data structures.
  • A compact, fast, binary data format.
  • A container file, to store persistent data.
  • Remote procedure call (RPC).
  • Simple integration with dynamic languages. Code generation is not required to read or write data files nor to use or implement RPC protocols. Code generation as an optional optimization, only worth implementing for statically typed languages.

This package contains the compilers for Avro IDL and Avro specific Java API.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libavro-compiler-java

Install libavro-compiler-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libavro-compiler-java

Install libavro-compiler-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 libavro-compiler-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libavro-compiler-java

How To Uninstall libavro-compiler-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libavro-compiler-java

Uninstall libavro-compiler-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavro-compiler-java

Remove libavro-compiler-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libavro-compiler-java

Remove libavro-compiler-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavro-compiler-java

Dependencies

libavro-compiler-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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