How To Install libsikulixapi-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsikulixapi-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libsikulixapi-java is Visual scripting API for Jython and JRuby

Introduction

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

What is libsikulixapi-java

libsikulixapi-java is:

SikuliX mixes image recognition into Jython or JRuby scripting to automate interactions with graphical user interfaces.

With SikuliX it is very easy to programmatically control a web page, a desktop application, or even an iphone application running in an emulator.

This package features the SikuliX Java API plus the support fori external usage from Jython and JRuby.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsikulixapi-java

Install libsikulixapi-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsikulixapi-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsikulixapi-java

How To Uninstall libsikulixapi-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsikulixapi-java

Uninstall libsikulixapi-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsikulixapi-java

Remove libsikulixapi-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsikulixapi-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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