How To Install libunirest-java-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunirest-java-java on Kali Linux. libunirest-java-java is Simplified, lightweight HTTP client library

Introduction

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

What is libunirest-java-java

libunirest-java-java is:

Unirest is a set of lightweight HTTP libraries available in multiple languages

Features:

  • Make GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS requests
  • Both synchronous and asynchronous (non-blocking) requests
  • It supports form parameters, file uploads and custom body entities
  • Easily add route parameters without ugly string concatenations
  • Supports gzip
  • Supports Basic Authentication natively
  • Customizable timeout, concurrency levels and proxy settings
  • Customizable default headers for every request (DRY)
  • Customizable HttpClient and HttpAsyncClient implementation
  • Automatic JSON parsing into a native object for JSON responses
  • Customizable binding, with mapping from response body to java Object

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

sudo apt-get -y install libunirest-java-java

Install libunirest-java-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libunirest-java-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libunirest-java-java

How To Uninstall libunirest-java-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libunirest-java-java

Uninstall libunirest-java-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunirest-java-java

Remove libunirest-java-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libunirest-java-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libunirest-java-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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