How To Install libsymkey-jni on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsymkey-jni on Ubuntu 18.04. libsymkey-jni is Symmetric Key JNI Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsymkey-jni on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsymkey-jni

libsymkey-jni is:

The Symmetric Key Java Native Interface (JNI) package supplies various native symmetric key operations to Java programs.

This package is a part of the PKI Core used by the Certificate System.

There are three methods to install libsymkey-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 libsymkey-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 libsymkey-jni using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsymkey-jni

Install libsymkey-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsymkey-jni using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsymkey-jni

Install libsymkey-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 libsymkey-jni using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsymkey-jni

How To Uninstall libsymkey-jni on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsymkey-jni package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsymkey-jni

Uninstall libsymkey-jni And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsymkey-jni

Remove libsymkey-jni Configurations and Data

To remove libsymkey-jni configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsymkey-jni

Remove libsymkey-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsymkey-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsymkey-jni

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Summary

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