How To Install nailgun on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 370 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nailgun on Ubuntu.
What is nailgun
nailgun is:
Nailgun is a client, protocol, and server for running Java programs from the command line without incurring the JVM startup overhead. Programs run in the server (which is implemented in Java), and are triggered by the client (written in C), which handles all I/O.
There are three methods to install nailgun 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 nailgun Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nailgun using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nailgun
Install nailgun Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nailgun using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nailgun
Install nailgun 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 nailgun using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nailgun
How To Uninstall nailgun on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the nailgun package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nailgun
Uninstall nailgun And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nailgun and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nailgun
Remove nailgun Configurations and Data
To remove nailgun configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nailgun
Remove nailgun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nailgun configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nailgun
Dependencies
nailgun have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nailgun package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.