How To Install libzmq-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzmq-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libzmq-java
libzmq-java is:
ZeroMQ is a library which extends the standard socket interfaces with features traditionally provided by specialised messaging middleware products.
ZeroMQ sockets provide an abstraction of asynchronous message queues, multiple messaging patterns, message filtering (subscriptions), seamless access to multiple transport protocols and more.
This package contains JNI-based Java bindings for ZeroMQ.
There are three methods to install libzmq-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 libzmq-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 libzmq-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libzmq-java
Install libzmq-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libzmq-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libzmq-java
Install libzmq-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 libzmq-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libzmq-java
How To Uninstall libzmq-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libzmq-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libzmq-java
Uninstall libzmq-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libzmq-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzmq-java
Remove libzmq-java Configurations and Data
To remove libzmq-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libzmq-java
Remove libzmq-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libzmq-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzmq-java
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libzmq-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
