How To Install libjna-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjna-jni on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjna-jni
libjna-jni is:
JNA provides Java programs easy access to native shared libraries without writing anything but Java code - no JNI or native code is required. This functionality is comparable to Windows’ Platform/Invoke and Python’s ctypes. Access is dynamic at runtime without code generation.
This package contains the native libraries for libjna-java
There are three methods to install libjna-jni 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 libjna-jni Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjna-jni using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjna-jni
Install libjna-jni Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjna-jni using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjna-jni
Install libjna-jni 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 libjna-jni using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjna-jni
How To Uninstall libjna-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjna-jni package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjna-jni
Uninstall libjna-jni And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjna-jni and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjna-jni
Remove libjna-jni Configurations and Data
To remove libjna-jni configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjna-jni
Remove libjna-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjna-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjna-jni
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjna-jni package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
