How To Install libsurefire-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsurefire-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsurefire-java
libsurefire-java is:
Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project’s build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information.
Maven’s primary goal is to allow a developer to comprehend the complete state of a development effort in the shortest period of time. In order to attain this goal there are several areas of concern that Maven attempts to deal with:
* Making the build process easy
* Providing a uniform build system
* Providing quality project information
* Providing guidelines for best practices development
* Allowing transparent migration to new features
This package ships the surefire test framework and the maven-surefire-plugin.
There are three methods to install libsurefire-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 libsurefire-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 libsurefire-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsurefire-java
Install libsurefire-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsurefire-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsurefire-java
Install libsurefire-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 libsurefire-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsurefire-java
How To Uninstall libsurefire-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsurefire-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsurefire-java
Uninstall libsurefire-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsurefire-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsurefire-java
Remove libsurefire-java Configurations and Data
To remove libsurefire-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsurefire-java
Remove libsurefire-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsurefire-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsurefire-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsurefire-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
