How To Install libgossip-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 libgossip-java on Ubuntu.

What is libgossip-java

libgossip-java is:

Gossip is a plugin for SLF4J which has simple and flexible configuration. It features:

• Small footprint ~75k (even smaller for gossip-bootstrap-slf4j ~20k)
• Profile-based configuration
• Profile activation triggers
• Multiple source inputs
• Console and rolling file listeners
• ANSI color rendering
• Internal logging
• SLF4J support, helpers and utilities

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgossip-java

Install libgossip-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgossip-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgossip-java

How To Uninstall libgossip-java on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove libgossip-java

Uninstall libgossip-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgossip-java

Remove libgossip-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgossip-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgossip-java have the following dependencies:

• libslf4j-java

References

• libgossip-java website

Summary

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