How To Install libhamcrest-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libhamcrest-java

libhamcrest-java is:

Provides a library of matcher objects (also known as constraints or predicates) allowing ‘match’ rules to be defined declaratively, to be used in other frameworks. Typical scenarios include testing frameworks, mocking libraries and UI validation rules.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhamcrest-java

Install libhamcrest-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhamcrest-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhamcrest-java

How To Uninstall libhamcrest-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libhamcrest-java

Uninstall libhamcrest-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhamcrest-java

Remove libhamcrest-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhamcrest-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libhamcrest-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libhamcrest-java website

Summary

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