How To Install libgcj-doc on Debian 9

Introduction

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

What is libgcj-doc

libgcj-doc is:

Autogenerated documentation describing the API of the libgcj library. Sources and precompiled example programs from the Classpath library.

There are three methods to install libgcj-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 libgcj-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 libgcj-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgcj-doc

Install libgcj-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgcj-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgcj-doc

How To Uninstall libgcj-doc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libgcj-doc

Uninstall libgcj-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcj-doc

Remove libgcj-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgcj-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgcj-doc have the following dependencies:

• gcc-6-base

References

• libgcj-doc website

Summary

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