How To Install libjline3-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjline3-java on Kali Linux. libjline3-java is Console input handling library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjline3-java on Kali Linux.

What is libjline3-java

libjline3-java is:

JLine is a Java library for handling console input. It is similar in functionality to BSD editline and GNU readline but with additional features that bring it in par with ZSH line editor. People familiar with the readline/editline capabilities for modern shells (such as bash and tcsh) will find most of the command editing features of JLine to be familiar.

There are three methods to install libjline3-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 libjline3-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 libjline3-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjline3-java

Install libjline3-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjline3-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjline3-java

Install libjline3-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 libjline3-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjline3-java

How To Uninstall libjline3-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjline3-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjline3-java

Uninstall libjline3-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjline3-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjline3-java

Remove libjline3-java Configurations and Data

To remove libjline3-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjline3-java

Remove libjline3-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjline3-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjline3-java

Dependencies

libjline3-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjline3-java package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.