How To Install libjfreechart-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 libjfreechart-java on Ubuntu.

What is libjfreechart-java

libjfreechart-java is:

JFreeChart is a free Java class library for generating charts, including:

• pie charts (2D and 3D)
• bar charts (regular and stacked, with an optional 3D effect)
• line and area charts
• scatter plots and bubble charts
• time series, high/low/open/close charts and candle stick charts
• combination charts
• Pareto charts
• Gantt charts
• wind plots, meter charts and symbol charts
• wafer map charts

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjfreechart-java

Install libjfreechart-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjfreechart-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjfreechart-java

How To Uninstall libjfreechart-java on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove libjfreechart-java

Uninstall libjfreechart-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjfreechart-java

Remove libjfreechart-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjfreechart-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjfreechart-java have the following dependencies:

• libjcommon-java

References

• libjfreechart-java website

Summary

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