How To Install libhttpcore-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libhttpcore-java

libhttpcore-java is:

HttpCore is a set of low level HTTP transport components that can be used to build custom client and server side HTTP services with a minimal footprint. HttpCore supports two I/O models:

• blocking I/O model, based on the classic Java I/O;
• non-blocking, event driven I/O model based on Java NIO.

The blocking I/O model may be more appropriate for data intensive, low latency scenarios, whereas the non-blocking model may be more appropriate for high latency scenarios where raw data throughput is less important than the ability to handle thousands of simultaneous HTTP connections in a resource efficient manner.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhttpcore-java

Install libhttpcore-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhttpcore-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhttpcore-java

How To Uninstall libhttpcore-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libhttpcore-java

Uninstall libhttpcore-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhttpcore-java

Remove libhttpcore-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhttpcore-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libhttpcore-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libhttpcore-java website

Summary

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