How To Install libswarmcache-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswarmcache-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libswarmcache-java
libswarmcache-java is:
SwarmCache is a simple but effective distributed cache. It uses IP multicast to efficiently communicate with any number of hosts on a LAN. It is specifically designed for use by clustered, database-driven web applications. Such applications typically have many more read operations than write operations, which allows SwarmCache to deliver the greatest performance gains. SwarmCache uses JavaGroups internally to manage the membership and communications of its distributed cache.
There are three methods to install libswarmcache-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 libswarmcache-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 libswarmcache-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libswarmcache-java
Install libswarmcache-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libswarmcache-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libswarmcache-java
Install libswarmcache-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 libswarmcache-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libswarmcache-java
How To Uninstall libswarmcache-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libswarmcache-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libswarmcache-java
Uninstall libswarmcache-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libswarmcache-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswarmcache-java
Remove libswarmcache-java Configurations and Data
To remove libswarmcache-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libswarmcache-java
Remove libswarmcache-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libswarmcache-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswarmcache-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswarmcache-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
