How To Install libbrlapi-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 libbrlapi-java on Ubuntu.
What is libbrlapi-java
libbrlapi-java is:
BRLTTY is a daemon which provides access to the console (text mode) for a blind person using a braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality.
BrlAPI is a library which gives an application access to a braille display and lets it write braille.
This package provides java classes to access a braille display via BrlAPI.
There are three methods to install libbrlapi-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 libbrlapi-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 libbrlapi-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbrlapi-java
Install libbrlapi-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbrlapi-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbrlapi-java
Install libbrlapi-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 libbrlapi-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbrlapi-java
How To Uninstall libbrlapi-java on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libbrlapi-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbrlapi-java
Uninstall libbrlapi-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbrlapi-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbrlapi-java
Remove libbrlapi-java Configurations and Data
To remove libbrlapi-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbrlapi-java
Remove libbrlapi-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbrlapi-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbrlapi-java
Dependencies
libbrlapi-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbrlapi-java package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.