How To Install libscram-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscram-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libscram-java
libscram-java is:
SCRAM (Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism) is part of the family of Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL, RFC 4422) authentication mechanisms. It is described as part of RFC 5802 and RFC 7677.
This project aims to provide a complete clean-room implementation of SCRAM. It is written in Java and provided in a modular, re-usable way, independent of other software or programs.
There are three methods to install libscram-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 libscram-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 libscram-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libscram-java
Install libscram-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libscram-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libscram-java
Install libscram-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 libscram-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libscram-java
How To Uninstall libscram-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libscram-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libscram-java
Uninstall libscram-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libscram-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscram-java
Remove libscram-java Configurations and Data
To remove libscram-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libscram-java
Remove libscram-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libscram-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libscram-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscram-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
