How To Install libpulse-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpulse-java on Kali Linux. libpulse-java is PulseAudio sound driver for Java

Introduction

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

What is libpulse-java

libpulse-java is:

IcedTea implementation of javax.sound.sampled.spi.MixerProvider using PulseAudio as a mixer.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpulse-java

Install libpulse-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpulse-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpulse-java

How To Uninstall libpulse-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpulse-java

Uninstall libpulse-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpulse-java

Remove libpulse-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpulse-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpulse-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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