How To Install libjxgrabkey-jni on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjxgrabkey-jni on Ubuntu 18.04. libjxgrabkey-jni is X11 hotkey API for java (jni backend)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjxgrabkey-jni on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjxgrabkey-jni

libjxgrabkey-jni is:

JXGrabKey provides an API to make java programs hotkey aware.

This package holds the architecture dependent jni backend of the java library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjxgrabkey-jni

Install libjxgrabkey-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjxgrabkey-jni

Install libjxgrabkey-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 libjxgrabkey-jni using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjxgrabkey-jni

How To Uninstall libjxgrabkey-jni on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjxgrabkey-jni package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjxgrabkey-jni

Uninstall libjxgrabkey-jni And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjxgrabkey-jni

Remove libjxgrabkey-jni Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjxgrabkey-jni

Remove libjxgrabkey-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjxgrabkey-jni

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Summary

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