How To Install gcj-6-jre-lib on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcj-6-jre-lib on Debian 9. gcj-6-jre-lib is Java runtime library for use with gcj (jar files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcj-6-jre-lib on Debian 9.

What is gcj-6-jre-lib

gcj-6-jre-lib is:

This is the jar file that goes along with the gcj front end to gcc.

There are three methods to install gcj-6-jre-lib 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-jre-lib 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-jre-lib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcj-6-jre-lib

Install gcj-6-jre-lib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gcj-6-jre-lib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gcj-6-jre-lib

Install gcj-6-jre-lib 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-jre-lib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcj-6-jre-lib

How To Uninstall gcj-6-jre-lib on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gcj-6-jre-lib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gcj-6-jre-lib

Uninstall gcj-6-jre-lib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcj-6-jre-lib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcj-6-jre-lib

Remove gcj-6-jre-lib Configurations and Data

To remove gcj-6-jre-lib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gcj-6-jre-lib

Remove gcj-6-jre-lib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gcj-6-jre-lib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcj-6-jre-lib

Dependencies

gcj-6-jre-lib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcj-6-jre-lib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.