How To Install libosgi-foundation-ee-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosgi-foundation-ee-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libosgi-foundation-ee-java is Java OSGi API - Foundation Execution Environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosgi-foundation-ee-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libosgi-foundation-ee-java

libosgi-foundation-ee-java is:

OSGi, for Open Services Gateway initiative framework, is a module system and service platform for the Java programming language.

This package contains OSGi Foundation Execution Environment for Release 4 Version 4.2. This provide Java interfaces for javax.microedition package (J2ME) and java.net/java.lang/java.io/java.util packages (J2SE).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libosgi-foundation-ee-java

Install libosgi-foundation-ee-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libosgi-foundation-ee-java

Install libosgi-foundation-ee-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 libosgi-foundation-ee-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosgi-foundation-ee-java

How To Uninstall libosgi-foundation-ee-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libosgi-foundation-ee-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosgi-foundation-ee-java

Uninstall libosgi-foundation-ee-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosgi-foundation-ee-java

Remove libosgi-foundation-ee-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libosgi-foundation-ee-java

Remove libosgi-foundation-ee-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosgi-foundation-ee-java

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Summary

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