How To Install libjose4j-java on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjose4j-java on Ubuntu 22.04. libjose4j-java is implementation of JSON Web Token (JWT) and the JOSE specification suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjose4j-java on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libjose4j-java

libjose4j-java is:

The jose.4.j library is a robust and easy to use open source implementation of JSON Web Token (JWT) and the JOSE specification suite (JWS, JWE, and JWK). It is written in Java and relies solely on the JCA APIs for cryptography. Please see https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/wiki/Home for more info, examples, etc.

There are three methods to install libjose4j-java on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjose4j-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 libjose4j-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjose4j-java

Install libjose4j-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjose4j-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjose4j-java

Install libjose4j-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 libjose4j-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjose4j-java

How To Uninstall libjose4j-java on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libjose4j-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjose4j-java

Uninstall libjose4j-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjose4j-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjose4j-java

Remove libjose4j-java Configurations and Data

To remove libjose4j-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjose4j-java

Remove libjose4j-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjose4j-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjose4j-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjose4j-java package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.