How To Install aspectj on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aspectj on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is aspectj
aspectj is:
AspectJ enables the clean modularization of crosscutting concerns such as: error checking and handling, synchronization, context-sensitive behavior, performance optimizations, monitoring and logging, debugging support, multi-object protocols.
This package provides the CLI tools of aspectj (aj5, ajc, ajbrowser).
There are three methods to install aspectj 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 aspectj Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aspectj using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aspectj
Install aspectj Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aspectj using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aspectj
Install aspectj 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 aspectj using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aspectj
How To Uninstall aspectj on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the aspectj package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aspectj
Uninstall aspectj And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aspectj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aspectj
Remove aspectj Configurations and Data
To remove aspectj configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aspectj
Remove aspectj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aspectj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aspectj
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aspectj package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
