How To Install libjna-platform-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjna-platform-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjna-platform-java
libjna-platform-java 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 platform library with many native functions already mapped as well as a set of utility interfaces that simplify native access.
There are three methods to install libjna-platform-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 libjna-platform-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 libjna-platform-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjna-platform-java
Install libjna-platform-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjna-platform-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjna-platform-java
Install libjna-platform-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 libjna-platform-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjna-platform-java
How To Uninstall libjna-platform-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjna-platform-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjna-platform-java
Uninstall libjna-platform-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjna-platform-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjna-platform-java
Remove libjna-platform-java Configurations and Data
To remove libjna-platform-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjna-platform-java
Remove libjna-platform-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjna-platform-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjna-platform-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjna-platform-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
