How To Install groovy-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install groovy-doc on Debian 9. groovy-doc is Agile dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install groovy-doc on Debian 9.

What is groovy-doc

groovy-doc is:

Groovy is an agile dynamic language for the JVM combining lots of great features from languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk and making them available to the Java developers using a Java-like syntax.

Groovy is designed to help you get things done on the Java platform in a quicker, more concise and fun way - bringing the power of Python and Ruby inside the Java platform.

Groovy can be used as an alternative compiler to javac to generate standard Java bytecode to be used by any Java project or it can be used dynamically as an alternative language such as for scripting Java objects, templating or writing unit test cases.

This package includes the Groovy API javadocs, and examples.

There are three methods to install groovy-doc 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 groovy-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install groovy-doc

Install groovy-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install groovy-doc

Install groovy-doc 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 groovy-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install groovy-doc

How To Uninstall groovy-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the groovy-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove groovy-doc

Uninstall groovy-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove groovy-doc

Remove groovy-doc Configurations and Data

To remove groovy-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge groovy-doc

Remove groovy-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge groovy-doc

Dependencies

groovy-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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