How To Install sun-javadb-client on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sun-javadb-client on Ubuntu 18.04. sun-javadb-client is Apache Derby Client JDBC Driver (transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sun-javadb-client on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sun-javadb-client

sun-javadb-client is:

This is a transitional package and can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install sun-javadb-client 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 sun-javadb-client Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sun-javadb-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sun-javadb-client

Install sun-javadb-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sun-javadb-client using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sun-javadb-client

Install sun-javadb-client 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 sun-javadb-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sun-javadb-client

How To Uninstall sun-javadb-client on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sun-javadb-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sun-javadb-client

Uninstall sun-javadb-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sun-javadb-client

Remove sun-javadb-client Configurations and Data

To remove sun-javadb-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sun-javadb-client

Remove sun-javadb-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sun-javadb-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sun-javadb-client

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Summary

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