How To Install libxmpcore-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmpcore-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libxmpcore-java is Adobe XMP Toolkit for Java

Introduction

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

What is libxmpcore-java

libxmpcore-java is:

The Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) provides a standard format for the creation, processing, and interchange of metadata, for a wide variety of resources.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxmpcore-java

Install libxmpcore-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxmpcore-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libxmpcore-java

How To Uninstall libxmpcore-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libxmpcore-java

Uninstall libxmpcore-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmpcore-java

Remove libxmpcore-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxmpcore-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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