How To Install libvelocity-tools-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvelocity-tools-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libvelocity-tools-java is collection of useful tools for Velocity template engine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvelocity-tools-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libvelocity-tools-java

libvelocity-tools-java is:

The VelocityTools project is a collection of useful Java classes (aka tools), as well as infrastructure to easily, automatically and transparently make these tools available to Velocity templates.

Project include easy integration of Velocity into the view-layer of web applications (via the VelocityViewTag and VelocityViewServlet) and integration with Struts 1.x applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvelocity-tools-java

Install libvelocity-tools-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvelocity-tools-java

Install libvelocity-tools-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 libvelocity-tools-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvelocity-tools-java

How To Uninstall libvelocity-tools-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libvelocity-tools-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvelocity-tools-java

Uninstall libvelocity-tools-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvelocity-tools-java

Remove libvelocity-tools-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvelocity-tools-java

Remove libvelocity-tools-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvelocity-tools-java

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Summary

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