How To Install libdnssecjava-java on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnssecjava-java on Debian 9. libdnssecjava-java is DNSSEC validating stub resolver for Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnssecjava-java on Debian 9.

What is libdnssecjava-java

libdnssecjava-java is:

dnssecjava is an implementation of a DNSSEC validating stub resolver in Java. It is meant to be used as a resolver when using the dnsjava library.

There are three methods to install libdnssecjava-java 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 libdnssecjava-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdnssecjava-java

Install libdnssecjava-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdnssecjava-java

Install libdnssecjava-java 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 libdnssecjava-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdnssecjava-java

How To Uninstall libdnssecjava-java on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdnssecjava-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdnssecjava-java

Uninstall libdnssecjava-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdnssecjava-java

Remove libdnssecjava-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdnssecjava-java

Remove libdnssecjava-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdnssecjava-java

Dependencies

libdnssecjava-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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