How To Install ikvm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ikvm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ikvm
ikvm is:
IKVM.NET is a free implementation of Java for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) like Mono and the Microsoft .NET Framework.
There are two main ways of using IKVM.NET:
- Dynamically: In this mode, Java classes and jars are used directly to execute Java applications on the CLI runtime. Java bytecode is translated on the fly into Common Intermediate Language (CIL) by running on the IKVM.NET runtime. The full Java class loader model is supported in this mode.
- Statically: In order to allow Java code to be used by CLI applications, it must be compiled down to an assembly and used directly. The Java bytecode is translated to CIL and is stored in this form. The assemblies can be referenced and used directly by the CLI applications by only using the CLI runtime. While the static mode does not support the full Java class loader mechanism, it is possible for statically compiled code to create a class loader and load classes dynamically.
There are three methods to install ikvm 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 ikvm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ikvm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ikvm
Install ikvm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ikvm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ikvm
Install ikvm 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 ikvm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ikvm
How To Uninstall ikvm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ikvm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ikvm
Uninstall ikvm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ikvm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ikvm
Remove ikvm Configurations and Data
To remove ikvm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ikvm
Remove ikvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ikvm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ikvm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ikvm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
