How To Install libjcommon-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjcommon-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjcommon-java
libjcommon-java is:
JCommon is a free general purpose Java class library that is used in several projects at The Object Refinery, including JFreeChart and JFreeReport.
The library includes:
- user interface classes for displaying information about applications
- custom layout managers
- a date chooser panel
- serialization utilities
- XML parser support classes
There are three methods to install libjcommon-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 libjcommon-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 libjcommon-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjcommon-java
Install libjcommon-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjcommon-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjcommon-java
Install libjcommon-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 libjcommon-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjcommon-java
How To Uninstall libjcommon-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjcommon-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjcommon-java
Uninstall libjcommon-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjcommon-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjcommon-java
Remove libjcommon-java Configurations and Data
To remove libjcommon-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjcommon-java
Remove libjcommon-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjcommon-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjcommon-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjcommon-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
