How To Install libsaaj-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaaj-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsaaj-java
libsaaj-java is:
The SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ) provides the API for creating and building SOAP messages. The SAAJ API conforms to the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) 1.1 and 1.2 specifications, and the SOAP with Attachments specification.
The SAAJ API defines the javax.xml.soap package which was integrated to the JRE since Java 6 and was eventually removed in Java 11.
There are three methods to install libsaaj-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 libsaaj-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 libsaaj-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsaaj-java
Install libsaaj-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsaaj-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsaaj-java
Install libsaaj-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 libsaaj-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsaaj-java
How To Uninstall libsaaj-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsaaj-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsaaj-java
Uninstall libsaaj-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsaaj-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsaaj-java
Remove libsaaj-java Configurations and Data
To remove libsaaj-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsaaj-java
Remove libsaaj-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsaaj-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsaaj-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaaj-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
