How To Install libwebjars-locator-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebjars-locator-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwebjars-locator-java
libwebjars-locator-java is:
WebJars are client-side web libraries (e.g. jQuery & Bootstrap) packaged into JAR files. They allow one to:
- Explicitly and easily manage the client-side dependencies in JVM-based web applications
- Use JVM-based build tools (e.g. Maven, Gradle…) to download client-side dependencies
- Know which client-side dependencies are used
- Resolve transitive dependencies automatically and optionally load them via RequireJS
The WebJars Locator library provides a means to load WebJars transitive dependencies with RequireJS.
There are three methods to install libwebjars-locator-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 libwebjars-locator-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 libwebjars-locator-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwebjars-locator-java
Install libwebjars-locator-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebjars-locator-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwebjars-locator-java
Install libwebjars-locator-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 libwebjars-locator-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwebjars-locator-java
How To Uninstall libwebjars-locator-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwebjars-locator-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwebjars-locator-java
Uninstall libwebjars-locator-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwebjars-locator-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebjars-locator-java
Remove libwebjars-locator-java Configurations and Data
To remove libwebjars-locator-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwebjars-locator-java
Remove libwebjars-locator-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwebjars-locator-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebjars-locator-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebjars-locator-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
