How To Install libclosure-compiler-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclosure-compiler-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libclosure-compiler-java is JavaScript optimizing compiler - library package

Introduction

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

What is libclosure-compiler-java

libclosure-compiler-java is:

Closure Compiler is a JavaScript optimizing compiler. It parses your JavaScript, analyzes it, removes dead code and rewrites and minimizes what’s left. It also checks syntax, variable references, and types, and warns about common JavaScript pitfalls. It is used in many of Google’s JavaScript apps, including Gmail, Google Web Search, Google Maps, and Google Docs.

This package contains the jar library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libclosure-compiler-java

Install libclosure-compiler-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libclosure-compiler-java

Install libclosure-compiler-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 libclosure-compiler-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclosure-compiler-java

How To Uninstall libclosure-compiler-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libclosure-compiler-java

Uninstall libclosure-compiler-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclosure-compiler-java

Remove libclosure-compiler-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libclosure-compiler-java

Remove libclosure-compiler-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclosure-compiler-java

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Summary

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