How To Install libjcifs-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjcifs-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjcifs-java
libjcifs-java is:
JCIFS is an Open Source client library that implements the CIFS/SMB networking protocol in 100% Java. CIFS is the standard file sharing protocol on the Microsoft Windows platform (e.g. Map Network Drive …).
There are three methods to install libjcifs-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 libjcifs-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 libjcifs-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjcifs-java
Install libjcifs-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjcifs-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjcifs-java
Install libjcifs-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 libjcifs-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjcifs-java
How To Uninstall libjcifs-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjcifs-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjcifs-java
Uninstall libjcifs-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjcifs-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjcifs-java
Remove libjcifs-java Configurations and Data
To remove libjcifs-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjcifs-java
Remove libjcifs-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjcifs-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjcifs-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjcifs-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
