How To Install libdb5.3-java-gcj on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb5.3-java-gcj on Debian 9. libdb5.3-java-gcj is Berkeley v5.3 Database Libraries for Java (native code)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb5.3-java-gcj on Debian 9.

What is libdb5.3-java-gcj

libdb5.3-java-gcj is:

This package provides the Java interface for the Berkeley v5.3 database library.

This package contains the natively compiled code for use by gij.

There are three methods to install libdb5.3-java-gcj 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 libdb5.3-java-gcj Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdb5.3-java-gcj using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdb5.3-java-gcj

Install libdb5.3-java-gcj Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdb5.3-java-gcj using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdb5.3-java-gcj

Install libdb5.3-java-gcj 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 libdb5.3-java-gcj using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdb5.3-java-gcj

How To Uninstall libdb5.3-java-gcj on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdb5.3-java-gcj package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdb5.3-java-gcj

Uninstall libdb5.3-java-gcj And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdb5.3-java-gcj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdb5.3-java-gcj

Remove libdb5.3-java-gcj Configurations and Data

To remove libdb5.3-java-gcj configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdb5.3-java-gcj

Remove libdb5.3-java-gcj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdb5.3-java-gcj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdb5.3-java-gcj

Dependencies

libdb5.3-java-gcj have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb5.3-java-gcj package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.