How To Install elpa-lsp-java on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-lsp-java on Debian 12.

What is elpa-lsp-java

elpa-lsp-java is:

This package communicates with a Java LSP server and thus provides a Java IDE in Emacs.

There are three methods to install elpa-lsp-java on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install elpa-lsp-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 elpa-lsp-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-lsp-java

Install elpa-lsp-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elpa-lsp-java

Install elpa-lsp-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-lsp-java

How To Uninstall elpa-lsp-java on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove elpa-lsp-java

Uninstall elpa-lsp-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-lsp-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-lsp-java

Remove elpa-lsp-java Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-lsp-java configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-lsp-java

Remove elpa-lsp-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-lsp-java

Dependencies

elpa-lsp-java have the following dependencies:

• elpa-lsp-mode
• elpa-markdown-mode
• elpa-dash
• elpa-f
• elpa-ht
• elpa-request
• elpa-treemacs
• elpa-dap-mode
• dh-elpa-helper
• emacsen-common

References

• elpa-lsp-java website
• elpa-lsp-java on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-lsp-java package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.