How To Install libokhttp-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libokhttp-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libokhttp-java is HTTP+HTTP/2 client for Android and Java applications

Introduction

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

What is libokhttp-java

libokhttp-java is:

OkHttp is an HTTP client that’s efficient by default. It supports both synchronous blocking calls and async calls with callbacks.

  • HTTP/2 support allows all requests to the same host to share a socket.
  • Connection pooling reduces request latency (if HTTP/2 isn’t available).
  • Transparent GZIP shrinks download sizes.
  • Response caching avoids the network completely for repeat requests

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

sudo apt-get -y install libokhttp-java

Install libokhttp-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libokhttp-java

Install libokhttp-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 libokhttp-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libokhttp-java

How To Uninstall libokhttp-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libokhttp-java

Uninstall libokhttp-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libokhttp-java

Remove libokhttp-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libokhttp-java

Remove libokhttp-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libokhttp-java

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Summary

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