How To Install gcj-6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcj-6 on Debian 9.
What is gcj-6
gcj-6 is:
GCJ is a front end to the GCC compiler which can natively compile both Java(tm) source and bytecode files. The compiler can also generate class files.
Install the gcj-6-jdk package for a more complete SDK environment.
There are three methods to install gcj-6 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 gcj-6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcj-6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcj-6
Install gcj-6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcj-6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcj-6
Install gcj-6 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 gcj-6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcj-6
How To Uninstall gcj-6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gcj-6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcj-6
Uninstall gcj-6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcj-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcj-6
Remove gcj-6 Configurations and Data
To remove gcj-6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcj-6
Remove gcj-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcj-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcj-6
Dependencies
gcj-6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcj-6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
