How To Install libfastinfoset-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastinfoset-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libfastinfoset-java is Java library implementing the Fast Infoset standard

Introduction

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

What is libfastinfoset-java

libfastinfoset-java is:

Fast Infoset specifies a standardized binary encoding for the XML Information Set. An XML infoset (such as a DOM tree, StAX events or SAX events in programmatic representations) may be serialized to an XML 1.x document or, as specified by the Fast Infoset standard, may be serialized to a fast infoset document.

Fast infoset documents are generally smaller in size and faster to parse and serialize than equivalent XML documents.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfastinfoset-java

Install libfastinfoset-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfastinfoset-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfastinfoset-java

How To Uninstall libfastinfoset-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libfastinfoset-java

Uninstall libfastinfoset-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfastinfoset-java

Remove libfastinfoset-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfastinfoset-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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