How To Install libbackport9-java on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 400 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbackport9-java on Ubuntu.
What is libbackport9-java
libbackport9-java is:
backport9 is a collection of backports and utilities to support libraries and apps that want to use Java 9 features but still function on Java 8.
Modules is a light shim library that wraps Java 9 and previous reflection APIs to allow a uniform API into “module”-like behaviors on all recent JDKs.
Buffers is a binary-compatible calling shims for java.nio.Buffer and subclasses.
Stack is a look-alike wrapper around the Java 9 StackWalker API with Java 8 support.
There are three methods to install libbackport9-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 libbackport9-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 libbackport9-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbackport9-java
Install libbackport9-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbackport9-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbackport9-java
Install libbackport9-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 libbackport9-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbackport9-java
How To Uninstall libbackport9-java on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libbackport9-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbackport9-java
Uninstall libbackport9-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbackport9-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbackport9-java
Remove libbackport9-java Configurations and Data
To remove libbackport9-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbackport9-java
Remove libbackport9-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbackport9-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbackport9-java
Dependencies
libbackport9-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbackport9-java package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.