How To Install libgrpc-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrpc-java on Kali Linux. libgrpc-java is Java gRPC implementation, HTTP/2 based RPC

Introduction

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

What is libgrpc-java

libgrpc-java is:

gRPC-Java works with JDK 7. gRPC-Java clients are supported on Android API levels 14 and up (Ice Cream Sandwich and later).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgrpc-java

Install libgrpc-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgrpc-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgrpc-java

How To Uninstall libgrpc-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgrpc-java

Uninstall libgrpc-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrpc-java

Remove libgrpc-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgrpc-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgrpc-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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