How To Install libsdp-api-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdp-api-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libsdp-api-java is SDP API for Java

Introduction

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

What is libsdp-api-java

libsdp-api-java is:

The IETF protocol SDP specifies messages that describe multi-media sessions and are included within other protocol messages as payload. The API will enable users to manipulate SDP messages.

This is a reimplementation of the JSR 141 specification due to a non-free license of the reference implementation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsdp-api-java

Install libsdp-api-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsdp-api-java

Install libsdp-api-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 libsdp-api-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdp-api-java

How To Uninstall libsdp-api-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsdp-api-java

Uninstall libsdp-api-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdp-api-java

Remove libsdp-api-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdp-api-java

Remove libsdp-api-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdp-api-java

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Summary

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