How To Install libjaxb-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 libjaxb-java on Ubuntu.

What is `libjaxb-java`

libjaxb-java is:

GlassFish Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) Reference Implementation.

Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) provides a fast and convenient way to bind XML schemas and Java representations, making it easy for Java developers to incorporate XML data and processing functions in Java applications. As part of this process, JAXB provides methods for unmarshalling (reading) XML instance documents into Java content trees, and then marshalling (writing) Java content trees back into XML instance documents. JAXB also provides a way to generate XML schema from Java objects.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjaxb-java

Install libjaxb-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjaxb-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjaxb-java

How To Uninstall libjaxb-java on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove libjaxb-java

Uninstall libjaxb-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjaxb-java

Remove libjaxb-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjaxb-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjaxb-java have the following dependencies:

References

libjaxb-java website

Summary

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