How To Install libgcj-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcj-common on Debian 9.
What is libgcj-common
libgcj-common is:
This package contains files shared by Classpath and libgcj libraries.
There are three methods to install libgcj-common 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 libgcj-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcj-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcj-common
Install libgcj-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcj-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcj-common
Install libgcj-common 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 libgcj-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcj-common
How To Uninstall libgcj-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgcj-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcj-common
Uninstall libgcj-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcj-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcj-common
Remove libgcj-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgcj-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcj-common
Remove libgcj-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcj-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcj-common
Dependencies
libgcj-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcj-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
