How To Install libactivation-java on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libactivation-java on Ubuntu 20.04. libactivation-java is JavaBeans Activation Framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libactivation-java on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libactivation-java

libactivation-java is:

The JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF) is a standard extension to the Java platform that lets you take advantage of standard services to: determine the type of an arbitrary piece of data; encapsulate access to it; discover the operations available on it; and instantiate the appropriate bean to perform the operation(s).

There are three methods to install libactivation-java 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 libactivation-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 libactivation-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libactivation-java

Install libactivation-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libactivation-java

Install libactivation-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 libactivation-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libactivation-java

How To Uninstall libactivation-java on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libactivation-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libactivation-java

Uninstall libactivation-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libactivation-java

Remove libactivation-java Configurations and Data

To remove libactivation-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libactivation-java

Remove libactivation-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libactivation-java

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Summary

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