How To Install libpegdown-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpegdown-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libpegdown-java is Lightweight Markdown processing library

Introduction

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

What is libpegdown-java

libpegdown-java is:

Pegdown is nearly 100% compatible with the original Markdown specification and fully passes the original Markdown test suite. On top of the standard Markdown feature set pegdown implements a number of extensions similar to what other popular Markdown processors offer.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpegdown-java

Install libpegdown-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpegdown-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpegdown-java

How To Uninstall libpegdown-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libpegdown-java

Uninstall libpegdown-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpegdown-java

Remove libpegdown-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpegdown-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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