How To Install librxtx-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is librxtx-java

librxtx-java is:

RXTX is a full implementation of the Java CommAPI from Sun. It contains native libraries providing serial and parallel communication for the Java Development Toolkit.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librxtx-java

Install librxtx-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librxtx-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install librxtx-java

How To Uninstall librxtx-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove librxtx-java

Uninstall librxtx-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librxtx-java

Remove librxtx-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librxtx-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

librxtx-java have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• librxtx-java website

Summary

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