How To Install libservice-wrapper-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libservice-wrapper-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libservice-wrapper-java is Jar daemon wrapper java libraries

Introduction

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

What is libservice-wrapper-java

libservice-wrapper-java is:

This Package contains the Java jar libraries used by the Java Service Wrapper. It can be used to handle wrapper specific attributes.

The Java Service Wrapper makes very easy to install a Java Application as a daemon process on Unix systems. The Wrapper monitors a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) process and automatically restarts it if it that the JVM has crashed or hung. This process takes just a few seconds once the Wrapper has decided there is a problem. It also gives the ability to handle process priority.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libservice-wrapper-java

Install libservice-wrapper-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libservice-wrapper-java

Install libservice-wrapper-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 libservice-wrapper-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libservice-wrapper-java

How To Uninstall libservice-wrapper-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libservice-wrapper-java

Uninstall libservice-wrapper-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libservice-wrapper-java

Remove libservice-wrapper-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libservice-wrapper-java

Remove libservice-wrapper-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libservice-wrapper-java

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Summary

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