How To Install libreflectasm-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreflectasm-java on Kali Linux. libreflectasm-java is library that provides reflection by using code generation

Introduction

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

What is libreflectasm-java

libreflectasm-java is:

ReflectASM is a very small Java library that provides high performance reflection by using code generation. An access class is generated to set/get fields, call methods, or create a new instance.

The access class uses bytecode rather than Java’s reflection, so it is much faster. It can also access primitive fields via bytecode to avoid boxing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libreflectasm-java

Install libreflectasm-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libreflectasm-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libreflectasm-java

How To Uninstall libreflectasm-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libreflectasm-java

Uninstall libreflectasm-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreflectasm-java

Remove libreflectasm-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libreflectasm-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libreflectasm-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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