How To Install libwiredtiger-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiredtiger-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libwiredtiger-java is Java language support for WiredTiger

Introduction

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

What is libwiredtiger-java

libwiredtiger-java is:

Supports row-oriented storage (where all columns of a row are stored together), column-oriented storage (where columns are stored in groups, allowing for more efficient access and storage of column subsets) and log-structured merge trees (LSM), for sustained throughput under random insert workloads.

Includes ACID transactions with standard isolation levels and durability at both checkpoint and fine-grained granularity.

Can be used as a simple key/value store, but also has a complete schema layer, including indices and projections.

This package provides the Java language support for WiredTiger.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwiredtiger-java

Install libwiredtiger-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwiredtiger-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwiredtiger-java

How To Uninstall libwiredtiger-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libwiredtiger-java

Uninstall libwiredtiger-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwiredtiger-java

Remove libwiredtiger-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwiredtiger-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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