How To Install libjunixsocket-jni on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjunixsocket-jni on Kali Linux. libjunixsocket-jni is Unix Domain Sockets in Java (JNI library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjunixsocket-jni on Kali Linux.

What is libjunixsocket-jni

libjunixsocket-jni is:

junixsocket is a Java/JNI library that allows the use of Unix Domain Sockets (AF_UNIX sockets) from Java. In contrast to other implementations, junixsocket extends the Java Sockets API (java.net.Socket, java.net.SocketAddress etc.) and even supports RMI over AF_UNIX. It is also possible to use it in conjunction with Connector/J to connect to a local MySQL server via Unix domain sockets.

This package contains the architecture specific Java native interface part.

There are three methods to install libjunixsocket-jni 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 libjunixsocket-jni Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjunixsocket-jni using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjunixsocket-jni

Install libjunixsocket-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjunixsocket-jni

Install libjunixsocket-jni 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 libjunixsocket-jni using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjunixsocket-jni

How To Uninstall libjunixsocket-jni on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjunixsocket-jni package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjunixsocket-jni

Uninstall libjunixsocket-jni And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjunixsocket-jni

Remove libjunixsocket-jni Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjunixsocket-jni

Remove libjunixsocket-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjunixsocket-jni

Dependencies

libjunixsocket-jni have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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