How To Install libjxgrabkey-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjxgrabkey-java on Kali Linux. libjxgrabkey-java is X11 hotkey API for java

Introduction

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

What is libjxgrabkey-java

libjxgrabkey-java is:

JXGrabKey provides an API to make java programs hotkey aware.

It relies on a jni backend provided by the libjxgrabkey-jni package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjxgrabkey-java

Install libjxgrabkey-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjxgrabkey-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjxgrabkey-java

How To Uninstall libjxgrabkey-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjxgrabkey-java

Uninstall libjxgrabkey-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjxgrabkey-java

Remove libjxgrabkey-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjxgrabkey-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjxgrabkey-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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