How To Install libjavacc-maven-plugin-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjavacc-maven-plugin-java on Kali Linux. libjavacc-maven-plugin-java is maven plugin which uses JavaCC to process JavaCC grammar files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjavacc-maven-plugin-java on Kali Linux.

What is libjavacc-maven-plugin-java

libjavacc-maven-plugin-java is:

This plugin uses the JavaCC parser generator to process JavaCC grammar files and generate the appropriate Java source files. For general information about JavaCC, see the JavaCC web site.

JavaCC grammar files use the extension .jj. This plugin can be used to locate and process all grammar files within a specified directory. Java source files will be written to a common generated-sources output directory, typically located in the build output directory. By default, the plugin will run during the generate-sources phase, but it can be configured to run in other phases as well.

The plugin can also be used to call the JJTree and JTB tools.

Finally, this plugin contains a goal for running JJDoc. JJDoc is a simple tool that generates BNF documentation for the JavaCC grammar files. This can be used to generate a report for your project site using the Maven reporting tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjavacc-maven-plugin-java

Install libjavacc-maven-plugin-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjavacc-maven-plugin-java

Install libjavacc-maven-plugin-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 libjavacc-maven-plugin-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjavacc-maven-plugin-java

How To Uninstall libjavacc-maven-plugin-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjavacc-maven-plugin-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjavacc-maven-plugin-java

Uninstall libjavacc-maven-plugin-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjavacc-maven-plugin-java

Remove libjavacc-maven-plugin-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjavacc-maven-plugin-java

Remove libjavacc-maven-plugin-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjavacc-maven-plugin-java

Dependencies

libjavacc-maven-plugin-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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