How To Install libjxmpp-java on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjxmpp-java on Ubuntu 22.04. libjxmpp-java is base library for XMPP based instant messaging and presence

Introduction

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

What is libjxmpp-java

libjxmpp-java is:

JXMPP is an Open Source Java base library for XMPP. It provides often used functionality needed to build an XMPP stack.

jxmpp-core: Provides core functionality most software that interacts with XMPP requires: XmppDateTime, XmppStringUtils, XmppStringPrepUtil.

jxmpp-jid: Provides API that abstracts XMPP JIDs with Java classes, performing string preparation and validation.

jxmpp-util-cache: Provides a lightweight and efficient Cache without external dependencies used by various JXMPP Components.

jxmpp-strings-testframework: A framework to test “XMPP Strings”.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjxmpp-java

Install libjxmpp-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjxmpp-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjxmpp-java

How To Uninstall libjxmpp-java on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjxmpp-java

Uninstall libjxmpp-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjxmpp-java

Remove libjxmpp-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjxmpp-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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