How To Install libmysql-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysql-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmysql-java
libmysql-java is:
MySQL Connector/J is a JDBC-4.2 Type 4 driver, which means that it is pure Java, implements version 4.2 of the JDBC specification, and communicates directly with the MySQL server using the MySQL protocol.
There are three methods to install libmysql-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 libmysql-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 libmysql-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmysql-java
Install libmysql-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmysql-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmysql-java
Install libmysql-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 libmysql-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmysql-java
How To Uninstall libmysql-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmysql-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmysql-java
Uninstall libmysql-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmysql-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmysql-java
Remove libmysql-java Configurations and Data
To remove libmysql-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmysql-java
Remove libmysql-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmysql-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmysql-java
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysql-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
