How To Install libsmali-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libsmali-java

libsmali-java is:

smali/baksmali is an assembler/disassembler for the dex format used by dalvik, Android’s Java VM implementation. The syntax is loosely based on Jasmin’s/dedexer’s syntax and supports the full functionality of the dex format like annotations, debug info and line info.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsmali-java

Install libsmali-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsmali-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsmali-java

How To Uninstall libsmali-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsmali-java

Uninstall libsmali-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmali-java

Remove libsmali-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsmali-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsmali-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libsmali-java website

Summary

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