How To Install libjgit-ant-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjgit-ant-java on Kali Linux. libjgit-ant-java is Java implementation of GIT version control (Ant interface)

Introduction

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

What is libjgit-ant-java

libjgit-ant-java is:

JGit is a lightweight, pure Java library implementing the Git version control system:

  • Repository access routines
  • Network protocols
  • Core version control algorithms

This package contains Ant tasks allowing build scripts to manipulate with Git repositories through JGit library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjgit-ant-java

Install libjgit-ant-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjgit-ant-java

Install libjgit-ant-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 libjgit-ant-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjgit-ant-java

How To Uninstall libjgit-ant-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjgit-ant-java

Uninstall libjgit-ant-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjgit-ant-java

Remove libjgit-ant-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjgit-ant-java

Remove libjgit-ant-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjgit-ant-java

Dependencies

libjgit-ant-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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