How To Install bazel-rules-java on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bazel-rules-java on Ubuntu 22.04. bazel-rules-java is Java Rules for Bazel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bazel-rules-java on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bazel-rules-java

bazel-rules-java is:

Bazel rules for the Java programming language. These rules allow a Bazel user to import Java libraries, build Java libraries, build Java binaries, and other related functionality.

There are three methods to install bazel-rules-java on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bazel-rules-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 bazel-rules-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bazel-rules-java

Install bazel-rules-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bazel-rules-java

Install bazel-rules-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 bazel-rules-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bazel-rules-java

How To Uninstall bazel-rules-java on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove bazel-rules-java

Uninstall bazel-rules-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bazel-rules-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bazel-rules-java

Remove bazel-rules-java Configurations and Data

To remove bazel-rules-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bazel-rules-java

Remove bazel-rules-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bazel-rules-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bazel-rules-java package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.