How To Install openjdk-11-jdk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-11-jdk on Kali Linux. openjdk-11-jdk is OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-11-jdk on Kali Linux.

What is openjdk-11-jdk

openjdk-11-jdk is:

OpenJDK is a development environment for building applications, applets, and components using the Java programming language.

There are three methods to install openjdk-11-jdk 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 openjdk-11-jdk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install openjdk-11-jdk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openjdk-11-jdk

Install openjdk-11-jdk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openjdk-11-jdk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openjdk-11-jdk

Install openjdk-11-jdk 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 openjdk-11-jdk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openjdk-11-jdk

How To Uninstall openjdk-11-jdk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openjdk-11-jdk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openjdk-11-jdk

Uninstall openjdk-11-jdk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openjdk-11-jdk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openjdk-11-jdk

Remove openjdk-11-jdk Configurations and Data

To remove openjdk-11-jdk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openjdk-11-jdk

Remove openjdk-11-jdk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove openjdk-11-jdk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openjdk-11-jdk

Dependencies

openjdk-11-jdk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-11-jdk package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.