How To Install libmariadb-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmariadb-java
libmariadb-java is:
MariaDB Connector/J is a pure Java JDBC 4.2 compatible driver, used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases.
There are three methods to install libmariadb-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 libmariadb-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 libmariadb-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmariadb-java
Install libmariadb-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmariadb-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmariadb-java
Install libmariadb-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 libmariadb-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmariadb-java
How To Uninstall libmariadb-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmariadb-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmariadb-java
Uninstall libmariadb-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmariadb-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmariadb-java
Remove libmariadb-java Configurations and Data
To remove libmariadb-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmariadb-java
Remove libmariadb-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmariadb-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmariadb-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmariadb-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
