How To Install libargs4j-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargs4j-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libargs4j-java is Java command line arguments parser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargs4j-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libargs4j-java

libargs4j-java is:

args4j is a small Java class library that makes it easy to parse command line options/arguments in your CUI application.

There are three methods to install libargs4j-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 libargs4j-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 libargs4j-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libargs4j-java

Install libargs4j-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libargs4j-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libargs4j-java

Install libargs4j-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 libargs4j-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libargs4j-java

How To Uninstall libargs4j-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libargs4j-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libargs4j-java

Uninstall libargs4j-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libargs4j-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libargs4j-java

Remove libargs4j-java Configurations and Data

To remove libargs4j-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libargs4j-java

Remove libargs4j-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libargs4j-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libargs4j-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargs4j-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.