How To Install libsaaj-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaaj-java on Kali Linux. libsaaj-java is SOAP with Attachment API for Java

Introduction

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

What is libsaaj-java

libsaaj-java is:

The SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ) provides the API for creating and building SOAP messages. The SAAJ API conforms to the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) 1.1 and 1.2 specifications, and the SOAP with Attachments specification.

The SAAJ API defines the javax.xml.soap package which was integrated to the JRE since Java 6 and was eventually removed in Java 11.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsaaj-java

Install libsaaj-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsaaj-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsaaj-java

How To Uninstall libsaaj-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsaaj-java

Uninstall libsaaj-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsaaj-java

Remove libsaaj-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsaaj-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsaaj-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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