How To Install libjasperreports-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjasperreports-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjasperreports-java
libjasperreports-java is:
JasperReports is a Java reporting generator library. XML report templates are used to generate ready to print documents using data from customizable data sources, including JDBC. The output can be delivered to the screen, printer, or stored in PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV, and XML format.
There are three methods to install libjasperreports-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 libjasperreports-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 libjasperreports-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjasperreports-java
Install libjasperreports-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjasperreports-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjasperreports-java
Install libjasperreports-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 libjasperreports-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjasperreports-java
How To Uninstall libjasperreports-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjasperreports-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjasperreports-java
Uninstall libjasperreports-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjasperreports-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjasperreports-java
Remove libjasperreports-java Configurations and Data
To remove libjasperreports-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjasperreports-java
Remove libjasperreports-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjasperreports-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjasperreports-java
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjasperreports-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
