How To Install libjmac-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjmac-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libjmac-java is Open Source Java Monkeys Audio Decoder/Encoder/JavaSound SPI

Introduction

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

What is libjmac-java

libjmac-java is:

JMAC is a Java implementation of Monkey’s Audio Compression decoder. JMAC is a Java library that decodes, converts and plays Monkey’s Audio files (.MAC, .APL, .APE) in real time. JMAC doesn’t need JMF. It runs under J2SE.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjmac-java

Install libjmac-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjmac-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjmac-java

How To Uninstall libjmac-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjmac-java

Uninstall libjmac-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjmac-java

Remove libjmac-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjmac-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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