How To Install libguestfs-java on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-java on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libguestfs-java
libguestfs-java is:
The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.
This package contains Java bindings to libguestfs.
There are three methods to install libguestfs-java on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libguestfs-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 libguestfs-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-java
Install libguestfs-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libguestfs-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libguestfs-java
Install libguestfs-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 libguestfs-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-java
How To Uninstall libguestfs-java on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libguestfs-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-java
Uninstall libguestfs-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libguestfs-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-java
Remove libguestfs-java Configurations and Data
To remove libguestfs-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-java
Remove libguestfs-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libguestfs-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-java package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.