How To Install libopenjfx-java on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenjfx-java on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libopenjfx-java
libopenjfx-java is:
JavaFX/OpenJFX is a set of graphics and media APIs that enables Java developers to design, create, test, debug, and deploy rich client applications that operate consistently across diverse platforms.
This package contains the Java libraries only, installing it won’t add the JavaFX classes to the default classpath automatically. The integration with the JRE is provided by the openjfx package.
Package: libopenjfx-java Architecture: all Version: 11.0.7+0-2ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: universe/java Source: openjfx Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 9864 Depends: libopenjfx-jni Suggests: openjfx Filename: pool/universe/o/openjfx/libopenjfx-java_11.0.7+0-2ubuntu1_all.deb Size: 8811916 MD5sum: 8e8f732520bfe3d231ac824f5f96cd84 SHA1: 7d65e73cce901e04dad80013d868cd9fd5f29089 SHA256: be64f0bd379404688dc123785848c78b64da92f0935496f2cd2ae77f06028b95 Homepage: https://openjfx.io Description-en: JavaFX/OpenJFX - Rich client application platform for Java (Java libraries) JavaFX/OpenJFX is a set of graphics and media APIs that enables Java developers to design, create, test, debug, and deploy rich client applications that operate consistently across diverse platforms.
This package contains the Java libraries only, installing it won’t add the JavaFX classes to the default classpath automatically. The integration with the JRE is provided by the openjfx package.
There are three methods to install libopenjfx-java on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenjfx-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 libopenjfx-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenjfx-java
Install libopenjfx-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenjfx-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenjfx-java
Install libopenjfx-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 libopenjfx-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenjfx-java
How To Uninstall libopenjfx-java on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libopenjfx-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenjfx-java
Uninstall libopenjfx-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenjfx-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenjfx-java
Remove libopenjfx-java Configurations and Data
To remove libopenjfx-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenjfx-java
Remove libopenjfx-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenjfx-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenjfx-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenjfx-java package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.