How To Install libwagon-ftp-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwagon-ftp-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libwagon-ftp-java is Artifact transport abstraction used in Maven (FTP provider)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwagon-ftp-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwagon-ftp-java

libwagon-ftp-java is:

The Wagon project defines a simple API for transferring resources (artifacts) to and from repositories. The word repository is used in this context as it is commonly used in Maven and means a storage of artifacts. It is also used to deploy the Maven generated site to a server.

Wagon defines a unified API, and it currently has the following providers:

  • File
  • HTTP
  • HTTP lightweight
  • FTP
  • SSH/SCP
  • WebDAV

This package contains the wagon-ftp library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwagon-ftp-java

Install libwagon-ftp-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwagon-ftp-java

Install libwagon-ftp-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 libwagon-ftp-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwagon-ftp-java

How To Uninstall libwagon-ftp-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libwagon-ftp-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwagon-ftp-java

Uninstall libwagon-ftp-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwagon-ftp-java

Remove libwagon-ftp-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwagon-ftp-java

Remove libwagon-ftp-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwagon-ftp-java

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Summary

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