How To Install libvisualvm-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisualvm-jni on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvisualvm-jni
libvisualvm-jni is:
VisualVM is a visual tool integrating several commandline JDK tools and lightweight profiling capabilities. Designed for both production and development time use, it further enhances the capability of monitoring and performance analysis for the Java SE platform.
VisualVM is designed for
- Application Developers: Monitor, profile, take thread dumps, browse heap dumps.
- System Administrators: Monitor and control Java applications across the entire network.
- Java Application Users: Create bug reports containing all the necessary information.
This package contains the architecture specific Java native interface part.
There are three methods to install libvisualvm-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 libvisualvm-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 libvisualvm-jni using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvisualvm-jni
Install libvisualvm-jni Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvisualvm-jni using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvisualvm-jni
Install libvisualvm-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 libvisualvm-jni using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvisualvm-jni
How To Uninstall libvisualvm-jni on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvisualvm-jni package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvisualvm-jni
Uninstall libvisualvm-jni And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvisualvm-jni and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvisualvm-jni
Remove libvisualvm-jni Configurations and Data
To remove libvisualvm-jni configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvisualvm-jni
Remove libvisualvm-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvisualvm-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvisualvm-jni
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisualvm-jni package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
