How To Install libwss4j-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwss4j-java on Kali Linux. libwss4j-java is Apache WSS4J WS-Security implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwss4j-java on Kali Linux.

What is libwss4j-java

libwss4j-java is:

Apache WSS4J is an implementation of the OASIS Web Services Security framework (WS-Security). It can be used to sign and verify SOAP Messages with WS-Security information.

There are three methods to install libwss4j-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 libwss4j-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 libwss4j-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwss4j-java

Install libwss4j-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwss4j-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwss4j-java

Install libwss4j-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 libwss4j-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwss4j-java

How To Uninstall libwss4j-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwss4j-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwss4j-java

Uninstall libwss4j-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwss4j-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwss4j-java

Remove libwss4j-java Configurations and Data

To remove libwss4j-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwss4j-java

Remove libwss4j-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwss4j-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwss4j-java

Dependencies

libwss4j-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwss4j-java package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.