How To Install jcc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jcc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jcc
jcc is:
JCC is a code generator for producing a Python extension providing access to a set of Java classes. For every Java class, JCC generates a C++ wrapper class that hides the gory details necessary for accessing methods and fields from C++ via Java’s Native Invocation Interface. JCC can also generate C++ wrappers that make it possible to access these classes from Python. When generating Python wrappers, JCC produces a complete Python extension via the distutils package that makes it readily available to the Python interpreter. JCC is a project maintained by the Open Source Applications Foundation.
There are three methods to install jcc 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 jcc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jcc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jcc
Install jcc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jcc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jcc
Install jcc 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 jcc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jcc
How To Uninstall jcc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jcc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jcc
Uninstall jcc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jcc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jcc
Remove jcc Configurations and Data
To remove jcc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jcc
Remove jcc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jcc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jcc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jcc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
