How To Install libjlayer-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjlayer-java

libjlayer-java is:

JAVA library that decodes, converts and plays MP3 files in real-time. JLayer supports MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 1/2/3 audio format. JLayer doesn’t need JMF. It runs under J2SE.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjlayer-java

Install libjlayer-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjlayer-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjlayer-java

How To Uninstall libjlayer-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjlayer-java

Uninstall libjlayer-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjlayer-java

Remove libjlayer-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjlayer-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjlayer-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libjlayer-java website

Summary

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