How To Install libitext1-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 libitext1-java on Ubuntu.
What is libitext1-java
libitext1-java is:
iText is a library that allows you to generate PDF files on the fly. The iText classes are very useful for people who need to generate read-only, platform independent documents containing text, lists, tables and images. The library is especially useful in combination with Java(TM) technology-based Servlets: The look and feel of HTML is browser dependent; with iText and PDF you can control exactly how your servlet’s output will look. iText requires JDK 1.2. It’s available for free under a multiple license: MPL and LGPL.
There are three methods to install libitext1-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 libitext1-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 libitext1-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libitext1-java
Install libitext1-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libitext1-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libitext1-java
Install libitext1-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 libitext1-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libitext1-java
How To Uninstall libitext1-java on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libitext1-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libitext1-java
Uninstall libitext1-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libitext1-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libitext1-java
Remove libitext1-java Configurations and Data
To remove libitext1-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libitext1-java
Remove libitext1-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libitext1-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libitext1-java
Dependencies
libitext1-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libitext1-java package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.