How To Install clirr on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install clirr on Ubuntu 20.04. clirr is Checks Java libraries for compatibility with older releases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clirr on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is clirr

clirr is:

Clirr is a tool that checks Java libraries for binary and source compatibility with older releases. The Clirr Ant task can break the build if it detects incompatible API changes, making it easy to prevent accidental introduction of compatibility issues.

There are three methods to install clirr on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install clirr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install clirr

Install clirr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install clirr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install clirr

Install clirr 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 clirr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clirr

How To Uninstall clirr on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the clirr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clirr

Uninstall clirr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall clirr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clirr

Remove clirr Configurations and Data

To remove clirr configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge clirr

Remove clirr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clirr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clirr package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.