How To Install libganymed-ssh2-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libganymed-ssh2-java on Kali Linux.

What is libganymed-ssh2-java

libganymed-ssh2-java is:

Ganymed SSH-2 for Java is a library which implements the SSH-2 protocol in pure Java. It allows one to connect to SSH servers from within Java programs. It supports SSH sessions (remote command execution and shell access), local and remote port forwarding, local stream forwarding, X11 forwarding, SCP and SFTP. There are no dependencies on any JCE provider, as all crypto functionality is included.

There are three methods to install libganymed-ssh2-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 libganymed-ssh2-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 libganymed-ssh2-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libganymed-ssh2-java

Install libganymed-ssh2-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libganymed-ssh2-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libganymed-ssh2-java

Install libganymed-ssh2-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 libganymed-ssh2-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libganymed-ssh2-java

How To Uninstall libganymed-ssh2-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libganymed-ssh2-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libganymed-ssh2-java

Uninstall libganymed-ssh2-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libganymed-ssh2-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libganymed-ssh2-java

Remove libganymed-ssh2-java Configurations and Data

To remove libganymed-ssh2-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libganymed-ssh2-java

Remove libganymed-ssh2-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libganymed-ssh2-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libganymed-ssh2-java

Dependencies

libganymed-ssh2-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libganymed-ssh2-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libganymed-ssh2-java package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.