How To Install libidn11-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn11-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libidn11-java is Java port of the GNU Libidn library, an IDN implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn11-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libidn11-java

libidn11-java is:

GNU Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA specifications defined by the IETF Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) working group, used for internationalized domain names. Currently the Nameprep, Kerberos 5 and XMPP Stringprep profiles are supported.

This package contains the native Java port of the library.

There are three methods to install libidn11-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 libidn11-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 libidn11-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libidn11-java

Install libidn11-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libidn11-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libidn11-java

Install libidn11-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 libidn11-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libidn11-java

How To Uninstall libidn11-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libidn11-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libidn11-java

Uninstall libidn11-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libidn11-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libidn11-java

Remove libidn11-java Configurations and Data

To remove libidn11-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libidn11-java

Remove libidn11-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libidn11-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libidn11-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn11-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.