How To Install libusb-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libusb-java

libusb-java is:

This Java library wraps the C library libusb (0.1). It is designed to support user level applications to access USB devices regardless of the operating system.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libusb-java

Install libusb-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libusb-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libusb-java

How To Uninstall libusb-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libusb-java

Uninstall libusb-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusb-java

Remove libusb-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libusb-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libusb-java have the following dependencies:

• libusb-java-lib

References

• libusb-java website

Summary

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