How To Install python-jpype on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jpype on Ubuntu 18.04. python-jpype is Binding the worlds of Java and Python (for Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jpype on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-jpype

python-jpype is:

JPype is an effort to allow Python programs full access to java class libraries. This is achieved not through re-implementing Python, as Jython/JPython has done, but rather through interfacing at the native level in both Virtual Machines.

Eventually, it should be possible to replace Java with Python in many, though not all, situations. JSP, Servlets, RMI servers and IDE plugins are good candidates.

This package for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-jpype 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 python-jpype Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-jpype using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-jpype

Install python-jpype Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-jpype

Install python-jpype 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 python-jpype using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-jpype

How To Uninstall python-jpype on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-jpype package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-jpype

Uninstall python-jpype And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jpype

Remove python-jpype Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-jpype

Remove python-jpype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jpype

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Summary

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