How To Install libjsch-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjsch-java

libjsch-java is:

JSch allows your programs to connect to an SSH server. It supports port forwarding, X11 forwarding, file transfer and more.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjsch-java

Install libjsch-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjsch-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjsch-java

How To Uninstall libjsch-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjsch-java

Uninstall libjsch-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsch-java

Remove libjsch-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjsch-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjsch-java have the following dependencies:

• libjzlib-java

References

• libjsch-java website

Summary

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