How To Install libjcifs-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjcifs-java

libjcifs-java is:

JCIFS is an Open Source client library that implements the CIFS/SMB networking protocol in 100% Java. CIFS is the standard file sharing protocol on the Microsoft Windows platform (e.g. Map Network Drive …).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjcifs-java

Install libjcifs-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjcifs-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjcifs-java

How To Uninstall libjcifs-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjcifs-java

Uninstall libjcifs-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjcifs-java

Remove libjcifs-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjcifs-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjcifs-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libjcifs-java website

Summary

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