How To Install libsbml5-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbml5-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libsbml5-java is System Biology Markup Language library - Java bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbml5-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsbml5-java

libsbml5-java is:

LibSBML is a library designed to help you read, write, manipulate, translate, and validate SBML files and data streams. It is not an application itself (though it does come with many example programs), but rather a library you can embed in your own applications.

This Package contains the Java bindings of LibSBML.

There are three methods to install libsbml5-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 libsbml5-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 libsbml5-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsbml5-java

Install libsbml5-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsbml5-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsbml5-java

Install libsbml5-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 libsbml5-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsbml5-java

How To Uninstall libsbml5-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsbml5-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsbml5-java

Uninstall libsbml5-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsbml5-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsbml5-java

Remove libsbml5-java Configurations and Data

To remove libsbml5-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsbml5-java

Remove libsbml5-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsbml5-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsbml5-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbml5-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.