How To Install libgmetric4j-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmetric4j-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgmetric4j-java
libgmetric4j-java is:
gmetric4j is a 100% java, configurable Ganglia agent that periodically polls arbitrary attributes and reports their values to Ganglia.
It supports both the v3.1 wire format and the legacy wire format.
There are three methods to install libgmetric4j-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 libgmetric4j-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 libgmetric4j-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmetric4j-java
Install libgmetric4j-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmetric4j-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmetric4j-java
Install libgmetric4j-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 libgmetric4j-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmetric4j-java
How To Uninstall libgmetric4j-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgmetric4j-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmetric4j-java
Uninstall libgmetric4j-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmetric4j-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmetric4j-java
Remove libgmetric4j-java Configurations and Data
To remove libgmetric4j-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmetric4j-java
Remove libgmetric4j-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmetric4j-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmetric4j-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmetric4j-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
