How To Install libhamcrest-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamcrest-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhamcrest-java
libhamcrest-java is:
Provides a library of matcher objects (also known as constraints or predicates) allowing ‘match’ rules to be defined declaratively, to be used in other frameworks. Typical scenarios include testing frameworks, mocking libraries and UI validation rules.
There are three methods to install libhamcrest-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 libhamcrest-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 libhamcrest-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhamcrest-java
Install libhamcrest-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhamcrest-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhamcrest-java
Install libhamcrest-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 libhamcrest-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhamcrest-java
How To Uninstall libhamcrest-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhamcrest-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhamcrest-java
Uninstall libhamcrest-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhamcrest-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhamcrest-java
Remove libhamcrest-java Configurations and Data
To remove libhamcrest-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhamcrest-java
Remove libhamcrest-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhamcrest-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhamcrest-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamcrest-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
