How To Install libballoontip-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libballoontip-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libballoontip-java is Balloon Tips for Java

Introduction

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

What is libballoontip-java

libballoontip-java is:

Provides balloon-tips for use in Java Swing applications to be laid over any kind of swing-component such as JButton. The API is lightweight and fully customizable.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libballoontip-java

Install libballoontip-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libballoontip-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libballoontip-java

How To Uninstall libballoontip-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libballoontip-java

Uninstall libballoontip-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libballoontip-java

Remove libballoontip-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libballoontip-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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