How To Install libj2ssh-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libj2ssh-java on Kali Linux.

What is libj2ssh-java

libj2ssh-java is:

J2SSH is an object-orientated Java library implementation of the SSH version 2 protocol. It provides a rich, powerful, and extensible SSH API that enables developers to gain access to SSH servers and to develop entire SSH client/server frameworks. The API library provides a fully-featured SSH2 implementation specifically designed for cross-platform development. Higher level components, representing both the standard SSH client and SSH servers, are provided which implement the protocol specification for user sessions and port forwarding. The specification currently supports public key and password authentication and a full implementation of the SFTP protocol.

There are three methods to install libj2ssh-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 libj2ssh-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 libj2ssh-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libj2ssh-java

Install libj2ssh-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libj2ssh-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libj2ssh-java

Install libj2ssh-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 libj2ssh-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libj2ssh-java

How To Uninstall libj2ssh-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libj2ssh-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libj2ssh-java

Uninstall libj2ssh-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libj2ssh-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libj2ssh-java

Remove libj2ssh-java Configurations and Data

To remove libj2ssh-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libj2ssh-java

Remove libj2ssh-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libj2ssh-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libj2ssh-java

Dependencies

libj2ssh-java have the following dependencies:

• libcommons-logging-java

References

• libj2ssh-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libj2ssh-java package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.