How To Install libbcpkix-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbcpkix-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbcpkix-java
libbcpkix-java is:
The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms.
This package contains generators and processors for PKIX, CMS, EAC, TSP, PKCS, OCSP, CMP, and CRMF.
There are three methods to install libbcpkix-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 libbcpkix-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 libbcpkix-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbcpkix-java
Install libbcpkix-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbcpkix-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbcpkix-java
Install libbcpkix-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 libbcpkix-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbcpkix-java
How To Uninstall libbcpkix-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbcpkix-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbcpkix-java
Uninstall libbcpkix-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbcpkix-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbcpkix-java
Remove libbcpkix-java Configurations and Data
To remove libbcpkix-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbcpkix-java
Remove libbcpkix-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbcpkix-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbcpkix-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbcpkix-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
