How To Install libcommons-codec-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libcommons-codec-java

libcommons-codec-java is:

The codec package contains simple encoder and decoders for various formats such as Base64 and Hexadecimal. In addition to these widely used encoders and decoders, the codec package also maintains a collection of phonetic encoding utilities.

This is a part of the Apache Commons Project.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcommons-codec-java

Install libcommons-codec-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcommons-codec-java

Install libcommons-codec-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 libcommons-codec-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcommons-codec-java

How To Uninstall libcommons-codec-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcommons-codec-java

Uninstall libcommons-codec-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcommons-codec-java

Remove libcommons-codec-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcommons-codec-java

Remove libcommons-codec-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcommons-codec-java

Dependencies

libcommons-codec-java have the following dependencies:

• libcommons-parent-java

References

• libcommons-codec-java website

Summary

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