How To Install libkmlframework-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkmlframework-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libkmlframework-java is library/framework for generating Google Earth KML

Introduction

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

What is libkmlframework-java

libkmlframework-java is:

The KML Framework is a library/framework for generating Google Earth KML (Keyhole Markup Language) documents. The framework is based on the work done by Eivind Bøhn as a part of his Master Thesis.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkmlframework-java

Install libkmlframework-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkmlframework-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkmlframework-java

How To Uninstall libkmlframework-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libkmlframework-java

Uninstall libkmlframework-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkmlframework-java

Remove libkmlframework-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkmlframework-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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