How To Install libproguard-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libproguard-java

libproguard-java is:

ProGuard is a free Java class file shrinker, optimizer, and obfuscator. It can detect and remove unused classes, fields, methods, and attributes. It can then optimize bytecode and remove unused instructions. Finally, it can rename the remaining classes, fields, and methods using short meaningless names. The resulting jars are smaller and harder to reverse-engineer.

This package contains the Proguard Java library

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

sudo apt-get -y install libproguard-java

Install libproguard-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libproguard-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libproguard-java

How To Uninstall libproguard-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libproguard-java

Uninstall libproguard-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libproguard-java

Remove libproguard-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libproguard-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libproguard-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libproguard-java website

Summary

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