How To Install libgetopt-java on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetopt-java on Debian 9.
What is libgetopt-java
libgetopt-java is:
The GNU Java getopt classes support short and long argument parsing in a manner 100% compatible with the version of GNU getopt in glibc 2.0.6 with a mostly compatible programmer’s interface as well. Note that this is a port, not a new implementation.
There are three methods to install libgetopt-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 libgetopt-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 libgetopt-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgetopt-java
Install libgetopt-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetopt-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgetopt-java
Install libgetopt-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 libgetopt-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgetopt-java
How To Uninstall libgetopt-java on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgetopt-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgetopt-java
Uninstall libgetopt-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgetopt-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetopt-java
Remove libgetopt-java Configurations and Data
To remove libgetopt-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgetopt-java
Remove libgetopt-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgetopt-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetopt-java
Dependencies
libgetopt-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetopt-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
