How To Install libjffi-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjffi-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjffi-java
libjffi-java is:
JFFI is a wrapper for libffi, the foreign function interface library. A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code written in one language to call code written in another language. Java-based codings helper classes for Joni and JRuby
There are three methods to install libjffi-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 libjffi-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 libjffi-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjffi-java
Install libjffi-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjffi-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjffi-java
Install libjffi-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 libjffi-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjffi-java
How To Uninstall libjffi-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjffi-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjffi-java
Uninstall libjffi-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjffi-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjffi-java
Remove libjffi-java Configurations and Data
To remove libjffi-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjffi-java
Remove libjffi-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjffi-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjffi-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjffi-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
