How To Install liboauth-signpost-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liboauth-signpost-java on Ubuntu 18.04. liboauth-signpost-java is simple OAuth message signing for Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liboauth-signpost-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liboauth-signpost-java

liboauth-signpost-java is:

Signpost is an easy and intuitive solution for signing HTTP messages on the Java platform in conformance with the OAuth Core 1.0a standard. Signpost follows a modular and flexible design, allowing you to combine it with different HTTP messaging layers. It currently supports the following HTTP libraries:

  • Java HttpURLConnection
  • Apache Commons HTTP 4.x

There are three methods to install liboauth-signpost-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 liboauth-signpost-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 liboauth-signpost-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liboauth-signpost-java

Install liboauth-signpost-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liboauth-signpost-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liboauth-signpost-java

Install liboauth-signpost-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 liboauth-signpost-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liboauth-signpost-java

How To Uninstall liboauth-signpost-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liboauth-signpost-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liboauth-signpost-java

Uninstall liboauth-signpost-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liboauth-signpost-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liboauth-signpost-java

Remove liboauth-signpost-java Configurations and Data

To remove liboauth-signpost-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liboauth-signpost-java

Remove liboauth-signpost-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liboauth-signpost-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liboauth-signpost-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liboauth-signpost-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.