How To Install libitext5-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libitext5-java on Kali Linux.

What is libitext5-java

libitext5-java is:

iText is a library that allows you to generate PDF files on the fly. The iText classes are very useful for people who need to generate read-only, platform independent documents containing text, lists, tables and images. The library is especially useful in combination with Java(TM) technology-based Servlets: The look and feel of HTML is browser dependent; with iText and PDF you can control exactly how your servlet’s output will look.

There are three methods to install libitext5-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 libitext5-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 libitext5-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libitext5-java

Install libitext5-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libitext5-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libitext5-java

Install libitext5-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 libitext5-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libitext5-java

How To Uninstall libitext5-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libitext5-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libitext5-java

Uninstall libitext5-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libitext5-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libitext5-java

Remove libitext5-java Configurations and Data

To remove libitext5-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libitext5-java

Remove libitext5-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libitext5-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libitext5-java

Dependencies

libitext5-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libitext5-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libitext5-java package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.