How To Install libjssc-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjssc-java on Kali Linux. libjssc-java is library for working with serial ports from Java

Introduction

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

What is libjssc-java

libjssc-java is:

Java Simple Serial Connector (jSSC) is a Java library for interacting with serial ports from Java.

This package contains both the Java library and JNI native interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjssc-java

Install libjssc-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjssc-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjssc-java

How To Uninstall libjssc-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjssc-java

Uninstall libjssc-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjssc-java

Remove libjssc-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjssc-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjssc-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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