How To Install libusb-java-lib on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libusb-java-lib

libusb-java-lib 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.

This package provides the architecture-dependent component of libusb-java.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libusb-java-lib

Install libusb-java-lib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libusb-java-lib

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

sudo aptitude -y install libusb-java-lib

How To Uninstall libusb-java-lib on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libusb-java-lib

Uninstall libusb-java-lib And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libusb-java-lib Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libusb-java-lib have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libusb-0.1-4

References

• libusb-java-lib website

Summary

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