How To Install libjbzip2-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjbzip2-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libjbzip2-java is bzip2 compression/decompression library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjbzip2-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjbzip2-java

libjbzip2-java is:

jbzip2 is a Java bzip2 compression/decompression library. It can be used as a replacement for the Apache CBZip2InputStream / CBZip2OutputStream classes. It is expected comparably fast as a compressor but 5% to 10% faster as a decompressor.

There are three methods to install libjbzip2-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 libjbzip2-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 libjbzip2-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjbzip2-java

Install libjbzip2-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjbzip2-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjbzip2-java

Install libjbzip2-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 libjbzip2-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjbzip2-java

How To Uninstall libjbzip2-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjbzip2-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjbzip2-java

Uninstall libjbzip2-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjbzip2-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjbzip2-java

Remove libjbzip2-java Configurations and Data

To remove libjbzip2-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjbzip2-java

Remove libjbzip2-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjbzip2-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjbzip2-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjbzip2-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.