How To Install libjlayer-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjlayer-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libjlayer-java-doc is library to decode, convert and play MP3 files - documentation

Introduction

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

What is libjlayer-java-doc

libjlayer-java-doc is:

JAVA library that decodes, converts and plays MP3 files in real-time. JLayer supports MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 1/2/3 audio format. JLayer doesn’t need JMF. It runs under J2SE.

This package contains API documentation (Javadoc) of JLayer.

There are three methods to install libjlayer-java-doc 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 libjlayer-java-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjlayer-java-doc

Install libjlayer-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjlayer-java-doc

Install libjlayer-java-doc 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 libjlayer-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjlayer-java-doc

How To Uninstall libjlayer-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjlayer-java-doc

Uninstall libjlayer-java-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjlayer-java-doc

Remove libjlayer-java-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjlayer-java-doc

Remove libjlayer-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjlayer-java-doc

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Summary

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