How To Install libjaxen-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjaxen-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libjaxen-java is Java XPath engine

Introduction

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

What is libjaxen-java

libjaxen-java is:

jaxen is a universal object model walker, capable of evaluating XPath expressions across multiple models. Currently supported are dom4j, JDOM, DOM and XOM.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjaxen-java

Install libjaxen-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjaxen-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjaxen-java

How To Uninstall libjaxen-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjaxen-java

Uninstall libjaxen-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjaxen-java

Remove libjaxen-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjaxen-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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