How To Install libjws-api-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjws-api-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libjws-api-java is Java EE Web Services Metadata API (JSR 181)

Introduction

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

What is libjws-api-java

libjws-api-java is:

This API defines Java annotations to enable easy definition of Java Web Services in a Java EE container.

This API was a standard part of the JDK since Java 6 (the javax.jws package) and was removed in Java 11.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjws-api-java

Install libjws-api-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjws-api-java

Install libjws-api-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 libjws-api-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjws-api-java

How To Uninstall libjws-api-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjws-api-java

Uninstall libjws-api-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjws-api-java

Remove libjws-api-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjws-api-java

Remove libjws-api-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjws-api-java

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Summary

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