How To Install libactivemq-java 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 libactivemq-java on Ubuntu.

What is `libactivemq-java`

libactivemq-java is:

Apache ActiveMQ is a message broker built around Java Message Service (JMS) API : allow sending messages between two or more clients in a loosely coupled, reliable, and asynchronous way.

This message broker supports :

JMS 1.1 and J2EE 1.4 with support for transient, persistent, transactional and XA messaging
Spring Framework, CXF and Axis integration
pluggable transport protocols such as in-VM, TCP, SSL, NIO, UDP, multicast, JGroups and JXTA
persistence using JDBC along with journaling
OpenWire (cross language wire protocol) and Stomp (Streaming Text Orientated Messaging Protocol) protocols

This package contains a core Java library for ActiveMQ.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libactivemq-java

Install libactivemq-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libactivemq-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libactivemq-java

How To Uninstall libactivemq-java on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove libactivemq-java

Uninstall libactivemq-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libactivemq-java

Remove libactivemq-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libactivemq-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libactivemq-java have the following dependencies:

References

libactivemq-java website

Summary

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