How To Install libgnu-regexp-java on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnu-regexp-java on Debian 9.
What is libgnu-regexp-java
libgnu-regexp-java is:
The gnu-regexp package is a pure-Java implementation of a traditional (non-POSIX) NFA regular expression engine. Its syntax can emulate many popular development tools, including awk, sed, emacs, perl and grep.
There are three methods to install libgnu-regexp-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 libgnu-regexp-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 libgnu-regexp-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnu-regexp-java
Install libgnu-regexp-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnu-regexp-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnu-regexp-java
Install libgnu-regexp-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 libgnu-regexp-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnu-regexp-java
How To Uninstall libgnu-regexp-java on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgnu-regexp-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnu-regexp-java
Uninstall libgnu-regexp-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnu-regexp-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnu-regexp-java
Remove libgnu-regexp-java Configurations and Data
To remove libgnu-regexp-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnu-regexp-java
Remove libgnu-regexp-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnu-regexp-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnu-regexp-java
Dependencies
libgnu-regexp-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnu-regexp-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
