How To Install libjna-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjna-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libjna-java-doc is Dynamic access of native libraries from Java without JNI (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjna-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjna-java-doc

libjna-java-doc is:

JNA provides Java programs easy access to native shared libraries without writing anything but Java code - no JNI or native code is required. This functionality is comparable to Windows’ Platform/Invoke and Python’s ctypes. Access is dynamic at runtime without code generation.

This package contains the Javadoc API documentation.

There are three methods to install libjna-java-doc 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 libjna-java-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjna-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjna-java-doc

Install libjna-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjna-java-doc

Install libjna-java-doc 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 libjna-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjna-java-doc

How To Uninstall libjna-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjna-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjna-java-doc

Uninstall libjna-java-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjna-java-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjna-java-doc

Remove libjna-java-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libjna-java-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjna-java-doc

Remove libjna-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjna-java-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjna-java-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.