How To Install libjansi-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansi-java on Kali Linux. libjansi-java is Java library for generating and interpreting ANSI escape sequences

Introduction

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

What is libjansi-java

libjansi-java is:

Jansi is a small java library that allows you to use ANSI escape codes to format your console output which works across all platforms.

Jansi detects and abstracts the ANSI support provided by the attached terminal. When your Java application uses Jansi, it can always assume that standard out and error streams support ANSI sequences.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjansi-java

Install libjansi-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjansi-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjansi-java

How To Uninstall libjansi-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjansi-java

Uninstall libjansi-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjansi-java

Remove libjansi-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjansi-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjansi-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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