How To Install libwala-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwala-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libwala-java-doc is Static analysis on Java bytecode and related languages - Docs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwala-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libwala-java-doc

libwala-java-doc is:

The T. J. Watson Libraries for Analysis (WALA) provide static analysis capabilities for Java bytecode and related languages and for JavaScript. WALA features include:

  • Java type system and class hierarchy analysis
  • Source language framework supporting Java and JavaScript
  • Interprocedural dataflow analysis (RHS solver)
  • Context-sensitive tabulation-based slicer
  • Pointer analysis and call graph construction
  • SSA-based register-transfer language IR
  • General framework for iterative dataflow
  • General analysis utilities and data structures
  • A bytecode instrumentation library (Shrike) and a dynamic load-time instrumentation library for Java (Dila)

This package provides the documentations.

There are three methods to install libwala-java-doc 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 libwala-java-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwala-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwala-java-doc

Install libwala-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwala-java-doc

Install libwala-java-doc 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 libwala-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwala-java-doc

How To Uninstall libwala-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libwala-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwala-java-doc

Uninstall libwala-java-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwala-java-doc

Remove libwala-java-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwala-java-doc

Remove libwala-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwala-java-doc

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Summary

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