How To Install libowasp-antisamy-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libowasp-antisamy-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libowasp-antisamy-java is OWASP AntiSamy

Introduction

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

What is libowasp-antisamy-java

libowasp-antisamy-java is:

The OWASP AntiSamy project is a collection of APIs for safely allowing users to supply their own HTML and CSS without exposing the site to XSS vulnerabilities

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

sudo apt-get -y install libowasp-antisamy-java

Install libowasp-antisamy-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libowasp-antisamy-java

Install libowasp-antisamy-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 libowasp-antisamy-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libowasp-antisamy-java

How To Uninstall libowasp-antisamy-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libowasp-antisamy-java

Uninstall libowasp-antisamy-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libowasp-antisamy-java

Remove libowasp-antisamy-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libowasp-antisamy-java

Remove libowasp-antisamy-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libowasp-antisamy-java

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Summary

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