How To Install libweupnp-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libweupnp-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libweupnp-java is Tiny UPnP library written in Java

Introduction

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

What is libweupnp-java

libweupnp-java is:

Weupnp is a lightweight Java library, released under the LGPL licence, designed to implement the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol to handle port mappings on Gateway Devices.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libweupnp-java

Install libweupnp-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libweupnp-java

Install libweupnp-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 libweupnp-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libweupnp-java

How To Uninstall libweupnp-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libweupnp-java

Uninstall libweupnp-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libweupnp-java

Remove libweupnp-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libweupnp-java

Remove libweupnp-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libweupnp-java

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Summary

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