How To Install jel-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jel-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. jel-java-doc is Java Expressions Library (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jel-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is jel-java-doc

jel-java-doc is:

The JEL library enables users to enter algebraic expressions into their program. Since JEL converts expressions directly into Java bytecode, it significantly speeds up their evaluation time. If the user’s Java virtual machine has a JIT compiler, expressions are transparently compiled into native machine code.

JEL may be a very useful tool for a variety of applications in science involving user-defined functions, e.g. to create plots, to apply fits to a data set and to solve integrals or differential equations. Another relevant use case for JEL is given by algebraic operations between two or more columns of a database table.

This package contains the JavaDoc documentation of the package.

There are three methods to install jel-java-doc 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 jel-java-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jel-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jel-java-doc

Install jel-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jel-java-doc

Install jel-java-doc 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 jel-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jel-java-doc

How To Uninstall jel-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the jel-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jel-java-doc

Uninstall jel-java-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jel-java-doc

Remove jel-java-doc Configurations and Data

To remove jel-java-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jel-java-doc

Remove jel-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jel-java-doc

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Summary

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