How To Install liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni on Ubuntu 18.04. liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni is LTTng 2.0 Userspace Tracer (Java agent JNI interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni

liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni is:

The userspace tracer is designed to provide detailed information about userspace activity. Like the kernel tracer, performance is the main goal. Tracing does not require system calls or traps. UST instrumentation points may be added in any userspace code including signal handlers and libraries.

This package contains the native side of the Java agent for lttng-ust.

There are three methods to install liblttng-ust-agent-java-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 liblttng-ust-agent-java-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 liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni

Install liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni

Install liblttng-ust-agent-java-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 liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni

How To Uninstall liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni

Uninstall liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni

Remove liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni Configurations and Data

To remove liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni

Remove liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblttng-ust-agent-java-jni

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Summary

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