How To Install libbsf-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbsf-java on Kali Linux. libbsf-java is Bean Scripting Framework to support scripting languages in Java

Introduction

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

What is libbsf-java

libbsf-java is:

Bean Scripting Framework (BSF) is a set of Java classes which provides scripting language support within Java applications, and access to Java objects and methods from scripting languages. BSF allows one to write JSPs in languages other than Java while providing access to the Java class library. In addition, BSF permits any Java application to be implemented in part (or dynamically extended) by a language that is embedded within it. This is achieved by providing an API that permits calling scripting language engines from within Java, as well as an object registry that exposes Java objects to these scripting language engines.

BSF supports these scripting languages:

  • Python (using Jython)
  • JavaScript (using rhino)
  • XSLT Stylesheets (as a component of Apache XML project’s Xalan and Xerces)
  • BeanShell (using bsh) via its own bsf adapter

Support for Tcl, NetRexx is not available in this Debian package since Jacl, NetRexx (non-free) are not packaged.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbsf-java

Install libbsf-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbsf-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbsf-java

How To Uninstall libbsf-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbsf-java

Uninstall libbsf-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbsf-java

Remove libbsf-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbsf-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbsf-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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