How To Install libjmxetric-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjmxetric-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libjmxetric-java is JMXetric Ganglia metric transmission API

Introduction

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

What is libjmxetric-java

libjmxetric-java is:

jmxetric is a 100% java, configurable Ganglia agent that periodically polls arbitrary JMX attributes and reports their values to Ganglia.

It supports both the v3.1 wire format and the legacy wire format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjmxetric-java

Install libjmxetric-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjmxetric-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjmxetric-java

How To Uninstall libjmxetric-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjmxetric-java

Uninstall libjmxetric-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjmxetric-java

Remove libjmxetric-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjmxetric-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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