Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libautocomplete-java on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libautocomplete-java
libautocomplete-java is:
AutoComplete is a library allowing you to add IDE-like auto-completion
(aka “code completion” or “Intellisense”) to any Swing JTextComponent.
Special integration is added for RSyntaxTextArea.
It features:
- Drop-down completion choice list
- Optional companion “description” window, complete with full HTML
support and navigable with hyperlinks - Optional parameter completion assistance for functions/methods,
ala Eclipse and NetBeans - Completion information is typically specified in an XML file,
but can even be dynamic.
There are three methods to install libautocomplete-java on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libautocomplete-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 libautocomplete-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libautocomplete-java
Install libautocomplete-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libautocomplete-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libautocomplete-java
Install libautocomplete-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 libautocomplete-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libautocomplete-java
How To Uninstall libautocomplete-java on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libautocomplete-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libautocomplete-java
Uninstall libautocomplete-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libautocomplete-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libautocomplete-java
Remove libautocomplete-java Configurations and Data
To remove libautocomplete-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libautocomplete-java
Remove libautocomplete-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libautocomplete-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libautocomplete-java
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libautocomplete-java package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
