How To Install libcephfs-jni on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcephfs-jni on Ubuntu 18.04. libcephfs-jni is Java Native Interface library for CephFS Java bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcephfs-jni on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libcephfs-jni

libcephfs-jni is:

Ceph is a distributed storage system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability, and scalability.

This package contains the Java Native Interface library for interacting with the Ceph File System.

There are three methods to install libcephfs-jni 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 libcephfs-jni Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcephfs-jni using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcephfs-jni

Install libcephfs-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcephfs-jni

Install libcephfs-jni 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 libcephfs-jni using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcephfs-jni

How To Uninstall libcephfs-jni on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libcephfs-jni package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcephfs-jni

Uninstall libcephfs-jni And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcephfs-jni

Remove libcephfs-jni Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcephfs-jni

Remove libcephfs-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcephfs-jni

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Summary

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