How To Install libbrlapi-jni on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbrlapi-jni on Kali Linux. libbrlapi-jni is Java bindings for BrlAPI (native library)

Introduction

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

What is libbrlapi-jni

libbrlapi-jni 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 the architecture-dependant files required to access a braille terminal via BrlAPI from Java.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbrlapi-jni

Install libbrlapi-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbrlapi-jni

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbrlapi-jni

How To Uninstall libbrlapi-jni on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbrlapi-jni

Uninstall libbrlapi-jni And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbrlapi-jni

Remove libbrlapi-jni Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbrlapi-jni

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbrlapi-jni have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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