How To Install libwagon2-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwagon2-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libwagon2-java is resources transport abstraction that is used in Maven

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwagon2-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwagon2-java

libwagon2-java is:

The Wagon project defines a simple API for transferring resources (artifacts) to and from repositories. The word repository is used in this context as it is commonly used in Maven and means a storage of artifacts. It is also used to deploy the Maven generated site to a server.

Wagon defines a unified API, and it currently has the following providers:

  • File
  • HTTP
  • HTTP lightweight
  • FTP
  • SSH/SCP
  • WebDAV

There are three methods to install libwagon2-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 libwagon2-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 libwagon2-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwagon2-java

Install libwagon2-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwagon2-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwagon2-java

Install libwagon2-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 libwagon2-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwagon2-java

How To Uninstall libwagon2-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libwagon2-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwagon2-java

Uninstall libwagon2-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwagon2-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwagon2-java

Remove libwagon2-java Configurations and Data

To remove libwagon2-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwagon2-java

Remove libwagon2-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwagon2-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwagon2-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwagon2-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.