How To Install libjhdf4-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjhdf4-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjhdf4-java
libjhdf4-java is:
HDF is a versatile data model that can represent very complex data objects and a wide variety of metadata. It is a completely portable file format with no limit on the number or size of data objects in the collection.
This Java package implements HDF4 data objects in an object-oriented form. It provides a common Java API for accessing HDF4 files.
This package includes the architecture specific Java Native Interface part for the Java bindings for HDF4.
There are three methods to install libjhdf4-java on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libjhdf4-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 libjhdf4-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjhdf4-java
Install libjhdf4-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjhdf4-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjhdf4-java
Install libjhdf4-java Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libjhdf4-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjhdf4-java
How To Uninstall libjhdf4-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjhdf4-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjhdf4-java
Uninstall libjhdf4-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjhdf4-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjhdf4-java
Remove libjhdf4-java Configurations and Data
To remove libjhdf4-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjhdf4-java
Remove libjhdf4-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjhdf4-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjhdf4-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjhdf4-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
