How To Install libgetopt-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libgetopt-java

libgetopt-java is:

The GNU Java getopt classes support short and long argument parsing in a manner 100% compatible with the version of GNU getopt in glibc 2.0.6 with a mostly compatible programmer’s interface as well. Note that this is a port, not a new implementation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgetopt-java

Install libgetopt-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgetopt-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgetopt-java

How To Uninstall libgetopt-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgetopt-java

Uninstall libgetopt-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetopt-java

Remove libgetopt-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgetopt-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgetopt-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libgetopt-java website

Summary

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