How To Install libjnr-netdb-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjnr-netdb-java

libjnr-netdb-java is:

jnr-netdb is a java interface to getservbyname(3), getservbyport(3).

It tries to use the native functions if possible, falling back to parsing /etc/services directly, and finally to an inbuilt table for use in environments where neither native code, nor filesystem access is possible.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjnr-netdb-java

Install libjnr-netdb-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjnr-netdb-java

Install libjnr-netdb-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 libjnr-netdb-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjnr-netdb-java

How To Uninstall libjnr-netdb-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjnr-netdb-java

Uninstall libjnr-netdb-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjnr-netdb-java

Remove libjnr-netdb-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjnr-netdb-java

Remove libjnr-netdb-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjnr-netdb-java

Dependencies

libjnr-netdb-java have the following dependencies:

• libjnr-ffi-java

References

• libjnr-netdb-java website

Summary

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