How To Install libcsv-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libcsv-java is CSV IO library for Java

Introduction

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

What is libcsv-java

libcsv-java is:

Java CSV is a small fast open source java library for reading and writing CSV and plain delimited text files. All kinds of CSV files can be handled, text qualified, Excel formatted, etc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcsv-java

Install libcsv-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcsv-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcsv-java

How To Uninstall libcsv-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libcsv-java

Uninstall libcsv-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcsv-java

Remove libcsv-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcsv-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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