How To Install swi-prolog-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install swi-prolog-java on Kali Linux. swi-prolog-java is Bidirectional interface between SWI-Prolog and Java

Introduction

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

What is swi-prolog-java

swi-prolog-java is:

SWI-Prolog is a fast and powerful ISO/Edinburgh-style Prolog compiler with a rich set of built-in predicates. It offers a fast, robust and small environment which enables substantial applications to be developed with it.

SWI-Prolog additionally offers:

  • A powerful module system
  • Garbage collection
  • Unicode character set handling
  • Unbounted integer and rational number arithmetic
  • Multithreading support
  • A powerful C/C++ interface
  • GNU Readline interface

This library provides JPL, a bidirectional interface between SWI-Prolog and the Java runtime.

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

sudo apt-get -y install swi-prolog-java

Install swi-prolog-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install swi-prolog-java

Install swi-prolog-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 swi-prolog-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swi-prolog-java

How To Uninstall swi-prolog-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove swi-prolog-java

Uninstall swi-prolog-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swi-prolog-java

Remove swi-prolog-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge swi-prolog-java

Remove swi-prolog-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swi-prolog-java

Dependencies

swi-prolog-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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