How To Install bnd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install bnd on Debian 9. bnd is tool to create and diagnose OSGi bundles

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bnd on Debian 9.

What is bnd

bnd is:

The bnd tool helps you create and diagnose OSGi bundles. The key functions are:

  • Show the manifest and JAR contents of a bundle
  • Wrap a JAR so that it becomes a bundle
  • Create a Bundle from a specification and a class path
  • Verify the validity of the manifest entries

The tool is capable of acting as:

  • Command line tool
  • Eclipse Plugin
  • Maven Plugin
  • Ant Plugin

There are three methods to install bnd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bnd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bnd

Install bnd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bnd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bnd

Install bnd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bnd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bnd

How To Uninstall bnd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the bnd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bnd

Uninstall bnd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bnd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bnd

Remove bnd Configurations and Data

To remove bnd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bnd

Remove bnd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bnd

Dependencies

bnd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bnd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.