How To Install groovy on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install groovy on Ubuntu.
What is groovy
groovy is:
Groovy is an agile dynamic language for the JVM combining lots of great features from languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk and making them available to the Java developers using a Java-like syntax.
Groovy is designed to help you get things done on the Java platform in a quicker, more concise and fun way - bringing the power of Python and Ruby inside the Java platform.
Groovy can be used as an alternative compiler to javac to generate standard Java bytecode to be used by any Java project or it can be used dynamically as an alternative language such as for scripting Java objects, templating or writing unit test cases.
There are three methods to install groovy on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install groovy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install groovy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install groovy
Install groovy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install groovy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install groovy
Install groovy 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 groovy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install groovy
How To Uninstall groovy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the groovy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove groovy
Uninstall groovy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall groovy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove groovy
Remove groovy Configurations and Data
To remove groovy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge groovy
Remove groovy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove groovy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge groovy
Dependencies
groovy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install groovy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.