How To Install libidw-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libidw-java

libidw-java is:

A library that allows one to create “docking windows”, i.e. windows like JInternalFrames but not restricted to a parent window.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libidw-java

Install libidw-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libidw-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libidw-java

How To Uninstall libidw-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libidw-java

Uninstall libidw-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libidw-java

Remove libidw-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libidw-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libidw-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libidw-java website

Summary

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