How To Install libnetty-tcnative-jni on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetty-tcnative-jni on Kali Linux. libnetty-tcnative-jni is Tomcat native fork for Netty (JNI library)

Introduction

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

What is libnetty-tcnative-jni

libnetty-tcnative-jni is:

netty-tcnative is a fork of Tomcat Native, the native interface used by Tomcat to leverage the Apache Portable Runtime and provide superior scalability, performance, and better integration with native server technologies.

netty-tcnative includes a set of changes contributed by Twitter, Inc, such as:

  • Simplified distribution and linkage of native library
  • Complete mavenization of the project
  • Improved OpenSSL support

This package contains the JNI library.

There are three methods to install libnetty-tcnative-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 libnetty-tcnative-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 libnetty-tcnative-jni using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetty-tcnative-jni

Install libnetty-tcnative-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnetty-tcnative-jni

Install libnetty-tcnative-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 libnetty-tcnative-jni using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetty-tcnative-jni

How To Uninstall libnetty-tcnative-jni on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnetty-tcnative-jni

Uninstall libnetty-tcnative-jni And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetty-tcnative-jni

Remove libnetty-tcnative-jni Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetty-tcnative-jni

Remove libnetty-tcnative-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetty-tcnative-jni

Dependencies

libnetty-tcnative-jni have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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