How To Install libsnappy-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnappy-jni on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsnappy-jni
libsnappy-jni is:
Java port of Snappy, a fast compresser/decompresser written in C++, originally developed by Google.
Snappy’s main target is very high-speed compression/decompression with reasonable compression size. So the compression ratio of snappy-java is modest and about the same as LZF (ranging 20%-100% according to the dataset).
This package contains the architecture specific Java native interface part.
There are three methods to install libsnappy-jni 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 libsnappy-jni Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnappy-jni using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnappy-jni
Install libsnappy-jni Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnappy-jni using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnappy-jni
Install libsnappy-jni 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 libsnappy-jni using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnappy-jni
How To Uninstall libsnappy-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsnappy-jni package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnappy-jni
Uninstall libsnappy-jni And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnappy-jni and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnappy-jni
Remove libsnappy-jni Configurations and Data
To remove libsnappy-jni configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnappy-jni
Remove libsnappy-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnappy-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnappy-jni
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnappy-jni package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
