How To Install libbcpg-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libbcpg-java

libbcpg-java is:

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

This package contains generators and processors for OpenPGP (RFC 2440).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbcpg-java

Install libbcpg-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbcpg-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbcpg-java

How To Uninstall libbcpg-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbcpg-java

Uninstall libbcpg-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbcpg-java

Remove libbcpg-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbcpg-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbcpg-java have the following dependencies:

• libbcprov-java

References

• libbcpg-java website

Summary

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