How To Install libjffi-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjffi-java

libjffi-java is:

JFFI is a wrapper for libffi, the foreign function interface library. A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code written in one language to call code written in another language. Java-based codings helper classes for Joni and JRuby

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjffi-java

Install libjffi-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjffi-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjffi-java

How To Uninstall libjffi-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjffi-java

Uninstall libjffi-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjffi-java

Remove libjffi-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjffi-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjffi-java have the following dependencies:

• libjffi-jni

References

• libjffi-java website

Summary

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