How To Install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java
libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java is:
Pentaho Reporting Flow Engine is a free Java report library.
It has the following features: * full on-screen print preview; * data obtained via Swing’s TableModel interface (making it easy to print data directly from your application); * XML-based report definitions; * output to the screen, printer or various export formats (PDF, HTML, CSV, Excel, plain text); * support for servlets (uses the JFreeReport extensions) * extensive documentation in Acrobat PDF format, plus full Javadocs;
There are three methods to install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-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 libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-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 libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java
Install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java
Install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-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 libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java
How To Uninstall libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java
Uninstall libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java
Remove libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java Configurations and Data
To remove libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java
Remove libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java
References
- libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java website
- libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java on packages.ubuntu.com
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpentaho-reporting-flow-engine-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
