How To Install libconcurrent-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libconcurrent-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libconcurrent-java is utility classes for concurrent java programming

Introduction

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

What is libconcurrent-java

libconcurrent-java is:

The concurrent java library provides standardized, efficient versions of utility classes commonly encountered in concurrent Java programming. Discussions of the rationale and applications of several of these classes can be found in the second edition of Concurrent Programming in Java.

The package mainly consists of implementations of a few interfaces:

  • Sync – locks, conditions
  • Channel – queues, buffers
  • Barrier – multi-party synchronization
  • SynchronizedVariable – atomic ints, refs etc
  • java.util.Collection – collections
  • Executor – replacements for direct use of Thread

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

sudo apt-get -y install libconcurrent-java

Install libconcurrent-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libconcurrent-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libconcurrent-java

How To Uninstall libconcurrent-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libconcurrent-java

Uninstall libconcurrent-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libconcurrent-java

Remove libconcurrent-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libconcurrent-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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