How To Install libactivemq-protobuf-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libactivemq-protobuf-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libactivemq-protobuf-java is ActiveMQ Protocol Buffers Maven plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libactivemq-protobuf-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libactivemq-protobuf-java

libactivemq-protobuf-java is:

Apache ActiveMQ is a message broker built around Java Message Service (JMS) API : allow sending messages between two or more clients in a loosely coupled, reliable, and asynchronous way.

“Protocol Buffers” are language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible way of serializing structured data for use in communications protocols or data storage.

This package, used by Apache ActiveMQ, provide a simple Protocol Buffer Java API. It comes with a built in proto file compiler and Java source code generator (as a Maven plugin).

There are three methods to install libactivemq-protobuf-java 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 libactivemq-protobuf-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 libactivemq-protobuf-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libactivemq-protobuf-java

Install libactivemq-protobuf-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libactivemq-protobuf-java

Install libactivemq-protobuf-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 libactivemq-protobuf-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libactivemq-protobuf-java

How To Uninstall libactivemq-protobuf-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libactivemq-protobuf-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libactivemq-protobuf-java

Uninstall libactivemq-protobuf-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libactivemq-protobuf-java

Remove libactivemq-protobuf-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libactivemq-protobuf-java

Remove libactivemq-protobuf-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libactivemq-protobuf-java

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Summary

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