How To Install librhino-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librhino-java on Ubuntu 18.04. librhino-java is Libraries for rhino Java Script Engine

Introduction

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

What is librhino-java

librhino-java is:

Rhino is an implementation of the JavaScript language written entirely in Java. It is typically embedded into Java applications to provide scripting to end users.

This package contains only Java library and no interpreter. For Rhino interpreter, you install rhino package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librhino-java

Install librhino-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librhino-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install librhino-java

How To Uninstall librhino-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove librhino-java

Uninstall librhino-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librhino-java

Remove librhino-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librhino-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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