How To Install libdb-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libdb-java

libdb-java is:

This empty package depends on the recommended package containing the Java interface for the Berkeley database library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdb-java

Install libdb-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdb-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdb-java

How To Uninstall libdb-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libdb-java

Uninstall libdb-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdb-java

Remove libdb-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdb-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdb-java have the following dependencies:

• libdb5.3-java

References

• libdb-java website

Summary

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