How To Install libreactor-core-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreactor-core-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libreactor-core-java is Reactive Streams Specification Implementation

Introduction

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

What is libreactor-core-java

libreactor-core-java is:

Reactor is a foundational library building for reactive fast data applications on the JVM. It provides abstractions for Java, Groovy and other JVM languages to make building event and data-driven applications easier. Various dispatchers are available to provide the developer with a range of choices from thread-pool style, long-running task execution to non-blocking, high-volume task dispatching.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libreactor-core-java

Install libreactor-core-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libreactor-core-java

Install libreactor-core-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 libreactor-core-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreactor-core-java

How To Uninstall libreactor-core-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libreactor-core-java

Uninstall libreactor-core-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreactor-core-java

Remove libreactor-core-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libreactor-core-java

Remove libreactor-core-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreactor-core-java

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Summary

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