How To Install libbyteman-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbyteman-java on Kali Linux. libbyteman-java is Java agent-based bytecode injection tool

Introduction

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

What is libbyteman-java

libbyteman-java is:

Byteman is a Java agent-based bytecode injection tool. It can be used to inject Event Condition Action rules into Java application and JVM runtime methods. Its primary purpose is to support execution tracing and fault injection testing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbyteman-java

Install libbyteman-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbyteman-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbyteman-java

How To Uninstall libbyteman-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbyteman-java

Uninstall libbyteman-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbyteman-java

Remove libbyteman-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbyteman-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbyteman-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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