How To Install jmeter-apidoc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jmeter-apidoc on Ubuntu 18.04. jmeter-apidoc is Load testing and performance measurement application (API doc)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jmeter-apidoc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is jmeter-apidoc

jmeter-apidoc is:

Apache JMeter is a 100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. It was originally designed for testing Web Applications but has since expanded to other test functions.

This package contains the API documentation.

There are three methods to install jmeter-apidoc 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 jmeter-apidoc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jmeter-apidoc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jmeter-apidoc

Install jmeter-apidoc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jmeter-apidoc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jmeter-apidoc

Install jmeter-apidoc 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 jmeter-apidoc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jmeter-apidoc

How To Uninstall jmeter-apidoc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the jmeter-apidoc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jmeter-apidoc

Uninstall jmeter-apidoc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jmeter-apidoc

Remove jmeter-apidoc Configurations and Data

To remove jmeter-apidoc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jmeter-apidoc

Remove jmeter-apidoc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jmeter-apidoc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jmeter-apidoc

References

Summary

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