How To Install libproguard-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproguard-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libproguard-java
libproguard-java is:
ProGuard is a free Java class file shrinker, optimizer, and obfuscator. It can detect and remove unused classes, fields, methods, and attributes. It can then optimize bytecode and remove unused instructions. Finally, it can rename the remaining classes, fields, and methods using short meaningless names. The resulting jars are smaller and harder to reverse-engineer.
This package contains the Proguard Java library
There are three methods to install libproguard-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 libproguard-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 libproguard-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libproguard-java
Install libproguard-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libproguard-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libproguard-java
Install libproguard-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 libproguard-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libproguard-java
How To Uninstall libproguard-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libproguard-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libproguard-java
Uninstall libproguard-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libproguard-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libproguard-java
Remove libproguard-java Configurations and Data
To remove libproguard-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libproguard-java
Remove libproguard-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libproguard-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libproguard-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproguard-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
