How To Install libnative-platform-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnative-platform-jni on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnative-platform-jni
libnative-platform-jni 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.
This package contains the java JNI library.
There are three methods to install libnative-platform-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 libnative-platform-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 libnative-platform-jni using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnative-platform-jni
Install libnative-platform-jni Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnative-platform-jni using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnative-platform-jni
Install libnative-platform-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 libnative-platform-jni using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnative-platform-jni
How To Uninstall libnative-platform-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnative-platform-jni package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnative-platform-jni
Uninstall libnative-platform-jni And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnative-platform-jni 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-jni
Remove libnative-platform-jni Configurations and Data
To remove libnative-platform-jni configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnative-platform-jni
Remove libnative-platform-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnative-platform-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnative-platform-jni
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnative-platform-jni package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
