How To Install maven-cache-cleanup on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maven-cache-cleanup on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is maven-cache-cleanup
maven-cache-cleanup is:
Maven 3 dropped support for non-unique snapshot versions, which had the side effect of filling up Maven caches on developer machines and on CI build hosts. The Maven Cache Cleanup utility scans a specified Maven cache directory for snapshot versions and deletes all but the latest version of the timestamped artifacts.
There are three methods to install maven-cache-cleanup 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 maven-cache-cleanup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maven-cache-cleanup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maven-cache-cleanup
Install maven-cache-cleanup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maven-cache-cleanup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maven-cache-cleanup
Install maven-cache-cleanup 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 maven-cache-cleanup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maven-cache-cleanup
How To Uninstall maven-cache-cleanup on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the maven-cache-cleanup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maven-cache-cleanup
Uninstall maven-cache-cleanup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maven-cache-cleanup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maven-cache-cleanup
Remove maven-cache-cleanup Configurations and Data
To remove maven-cache-cleanup configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maven-cache-cleanup
Remove maven-cache-cleanup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maven-cache-cleanup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maven-cache-cleanup
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maven-cache-cleanup package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.