How To Install libbcmail-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbcmail-java on Kali Linux. libbcmail-java is Bouncy Castle generators/processors for S/MIME and CMS

Introduction

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

What is libbcmail-java

libbcmail-java is:

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms.

This package contains generators and processors for S/MIME and CMS (PKCS7/RFC 3852).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbcmail-java

Install libbcmail-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbcmail-java

Install libbcmail-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 libbcmail-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbcmail-java

How To Uninstall libbcmail-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbcmail-java

Uninstall libbcmail-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbcmail-java

Remove libbcmail-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbcmail-java

Remove libbcmail-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbcmail-java

Dependencies

libbcmail-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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