How To Install scala-library on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scala-library on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scala-library
scala-library is:
Scala is a Java-compatible programming language with many modern language features. It is Java-compatible in that Scala and Java classes can directly reference each other and subclass each other with no glue code needed. It includes modern language features such as closures, pattern-matching, parametric types, and virtual type members.
This package contains the run-time library needed to run Scala programs. It also provides scalacheck and scala-partest.
There are three methods to install scala-library 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 scala-library Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scala-library using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scala-library
Install scala-library Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scala-library using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scala-library
Install scala-library 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 scala-library using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scala-library
How To Uninstall scala-library on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scala-library package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scala-library
Uninstall scala-library And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scala-library and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scala-library
Remove scala-library Configurations and Data
To remove scala-library configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scala-library
Remove scala-library configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scala-library configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scala-library
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scala-library package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
