How To Install python3-jcc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jcc on Kali Linux. python3-jcc is generator for a Python extension from Java classes (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jcc on Kali Linux.

What is python3-jcc

python3-jcc is:

JCC is a code generator for producing a Python extension providing access to a set of Java classes. For every Java class, JCC generates a C++ wrapper class that hides the gory details necessary for accessing methods and fields from C++ via Java’s Native Invocation Interface. JCC can also generate C++ wrappers that make it possible to access these classes from Python. When generating Python wrappers, JCC produces a complete Python extension via the distutils package that makes it readily available to the Python interpreter. JCC is a project maintained by the Open Source Applications Foundation.

This package contains the generator for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-jcc 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 python3-jcc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-jcc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-jcc

Install python3-jcc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-jcc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-jcc

Install python3-jcc 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 python3-jcc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-jcc

How To Uninstall python3-jcc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-jcc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-jcc

Uninstall python3-jcc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-jcc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-jcc

Remove python3-jcc Configurations and Data

To remove python3-jcc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-jcc

Remove python3-jcc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-jcc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-jcc

Dependencies

python3-jcc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-jcc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.