How To Install gcj-native-helper on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcj-native-helper on Debian 9.
What is gcj-native-helper
gcj-native-helper is:
This dependency package points to the build dependencies used to build gcj native packages.
Unlike default-jdk-builddep, this package only provides the helpers to compile jar/class files into native code and not a Java Development Kit (JDK). You do not need this package unless you are compiling jar/class files to native code.
There are three methods to install gcj-native-helper 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-native-helper 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-native-helper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcj-native-helper
Install gcj-native-helper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcj-native-helper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcj-native-helper
Install gcj-native-helper 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-native-helper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcj-native-helper
How To Uninstall gcj-native-helper on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gcj-native-helper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcj-native-helper
Uninstall gcj-native-helper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcj-native-helper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcj-native-helper
Remove gcj-native-helper Configurations and Data
To remove gcj-native-helper configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcj-native-helper
Remove gcj-native-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcj-native-helper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcj-native-helper
Dependencies
gcj-native-helper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcj-native-helper package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
