How To Install libbcprov-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbcprov-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libbcprov-java-doc is Bouncy Castle Java Cryptographic Service Provider (Documentation)

Introduction

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

What is libbcprov-java-doc

libbcprov-java-doc is:

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms.

This package contains the Javadoc for libbcprov-java.

There are three methods to install libbcprov-java-doc 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 libbcprov-java-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbcprov-java-doc

Install libbcprov-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbcprov-java-doc

Install libbcprov-java-doc 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 libbcprov-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbcprov-java-doc

How To Uninstall libbcprov-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libbcprov-java-doc

Uninstall libbcprov-java-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbcprov-java-doc

Remove libbcprov-java-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbcprov-java-doc

Remove libbcprov-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbcprov-java-doc

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Summary

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