How To Install libnative-platform-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnative-platform-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnative-platform-java
libnative-platform-java is:
A collection of cross-platform Java APIs for various native APIs. Supports OS X, Linux, Solaris and Windows.
These APIs support Java 5 and later. Some of these APIs overlap with APIs available in later Java versions.
There are three methods to install libnative-platform-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 libnative-platform-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 libnative-platform-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnative-platform-java
Install libnative-platform-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnative-platform-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnative-platform-java
Install libnative-platform-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 libnative-platform-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnative-platform-java
How To Uninstall libnative-platform-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnative-platform-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnative-platform-java
Uninstall libnative-platform-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnative-platform-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnative-platform-java
Remove libnative-platform-java Configurations and Data
To remove libnative-platform-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnative-platform-java
Remove libnative-platform-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnative-platform-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnative-platform-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnative-platform-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
