How To Install libnjb5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnjb5 on Kali Linux.

What is libnjb5

libnjb5 is:

libnjb is a C library and API for communicating with the Creative NOMAD JukeBox and Dell DJ digital audio. The protocol these devices use is presumably called PDE (Portable Digital Entertainment protocol) at Creative. Newer devices using the Microsoft MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) are not supported.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libnjb5 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 libnjb5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnjb5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnjb5

Install libnjb5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnjb5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnjb5

Install libnjb5 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 libnjb5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnjb5

How To Uninstall libnjb5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnjb5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnjb5

Uninstall libnjb5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnjb5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnjb5

Remove libnjb5 Configurations and Data

To remove libnjb5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnjb5

Remove libnjb5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnjb5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnjb5

Dependencies

libnjb5 have the following dependencies:

• dpkg
• udev
• libc6
• libusb-0.1-4

References

• libnjb5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnjb5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.