How To Install libsnappy-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libsnappy-java

libsnappy-java is:

Java port of Snappy, a fast compresser/decompresser written in C++, originally developed by Google.

Snappy’s main target is very high-speed compression/decompression with reasonable compression size. So the compression ratio of snappy-java is modest and about the same as LZF (ranging 20%-100% according to the dataset).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsnappy-java

Install libsnappy-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsnappy-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsnappy-java

How To Uninstall libsnappy-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsnappy-java

Uninstall libsnappy-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnappy-java

Remove libsnappy-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsnappy-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsnappy-java have the following dependencies:

• libsnappy-jni

References

• libsnappy-java website

Summary

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