How To Install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre on Kali Linux.

What is nvidia-openjdk-8-jre

nvidia-openjdk-8-jre is:

Full Java runtime environment - needed for executing Java GUI and Webstart programs, using Hotspot JIT.

This package provides OpenJDK-8 JRE binaries built on Debian for use with the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit. This obsolete version is needed for nvidia-visual-profiler.

There are three methods to install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre 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 nvidia-openjdk-8-jre Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre

Install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre

Install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre 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 nvidia-openjdk-8-jre using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre

How To Uninstall nvidia-openjdk-8-jre on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nvidia-openjdk-8-jre package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre

Uninstall nvidia-openjdk-8-jre And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nvidia-openjdk-8-jre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre

Remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre Configurations and Data

To remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-openjdk-8-jre

Remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-openjdk-8-jre

Dependencies

nvidia-openjdk-8-jre have the following dependencies:

• libasound2
• libc6
• libfreetype6
• libgcc-s1
• libgif7
• libjpeg62-turbo
• liblcms2-2
• libpcsclite1
• libpng16-16
• libpulse0
• libstdc++6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxi6
• libxrender1
• libxtst6
• zlib1g

References

• nvidia-openjdk-8-jre website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.