How To Install liblttng-ust-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblttng-ust-java
liblttng-ust-java 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 ships the Java side of the JNI interface, as a .jar that can be imported directly in Java applications.
There are three methods to install liblttng-ust-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 liblttng-ust-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 liblttng-ust-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblttng-ust-java
Install liblttng-ust-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblttng-ust-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblttng-ust-java
Install liblttng-ust-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 liblttng-ust-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblttng-ust-java
How To Uninstall liblttng-ust-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblttng-ust-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblttng-ust-java
Uninstall liblttng-ust-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblttng-ust-java 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-java
Remove liblttng-ust-java Configurations and Data
To remove liblttng-ust-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblttng-ust-java
Remove liblttng-ust-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblttng-ust-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblttng-ust-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblttng-ust-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
