How To Install groovy2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install groovy2 on Debian 9.
What is groovy2
groovy2 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 is an empty package aimed at facilitating the transition to the updated groovy (>= 2.4) package.
There are three methods to install groovy2 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 groovy2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install groovy2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install groovy2
Install groovy2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install groovy2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install groovy2
Install groovy2 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 groovy2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install groovy2
How To Uninstall groovy2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the groovy2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove groovy2
Uninstall groovy2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall groovy2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove groovy2
Remove groovy2 Configurations and Data
To remove groovy2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge groovy2
Remove groovy2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove groovy2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge groovy2
Dependencies
groovy2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install groovy2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
