How To Install libbrlapi-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libbrlapi-java

libbrlapi-java is:

BRLTTY is a daemon which provides access to the console (text mode) for a blind person using a braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality.

BrlAPI is a library which gives an application access to a braille display and lets it write braille.

This package provides java classes to access a braille display via BrlAPI.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbrlapi-java

Install libbrlapi-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbrlapi-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbrlapi-java

How To Uninstall libbrlapi-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbrlapi-java

Uninstall libbrlapi-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbrlapi-java

Remove libbrlapi-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbrlapi-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbrlapi-java have the following dependencies:

• libbrlapi-jni

References

• libbrlapi-java website

Summary

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