How To Install libgcj17 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcj17 on Debian 9.
What is libgcj17
libgcj17 is:
This is the runtime that goes along with the gcj front end to gcc. libgcj includes parts of the Java Class Libraries, plus glue to connect the libraries to the compiler and the underlying OS.
To show file names and line numbers in stack traces, the packages libgcj17-dbg and binutils are required.
There are three methods to install libgcj17 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 libgcj17 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcj17 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcj17
Install libgcj17 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcj17 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcj17
Install libgcj17 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 libgcj17 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcj17
How To Uninstall libgcj17 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgcj17 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcj17
Uninstall libgcj17 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcj17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcj17
Remove libgcj17 Configurations and Data
To remove libgcj17 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcj17
Remove libgcj17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcj17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcj17
Dependencies
libgcj17 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcj17 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
