How To Install libjasperreports-java on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjasperreports-java on Debian 9. libjasperreports-java is Java reporting generator library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjasperreports-java on Debian 9.

What is libjasperreports-java

libjasperreports-java is:

JasperReports is a Java reporting generator library. XML report templates are used to generate ready to print documents using data from customizable data sources, including JDBC. The output can be delivered to the screen, printer, or stored in PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV, and XML format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjasperreports-java

Install libjasperreports-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjasperreports-java

Install libjasperreports-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 libjasperreports-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjasperreports-java

How To Uninstall libjasperreports-java on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libjasperreports-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjasperreports-java

Uninstall libjasperreports-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjasperreports-java

Remove libjasperreports-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjasperreports-java

Remove libjasperreports-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjasperreports-java

Dependencies

libjasperreports-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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