How To Install liblightcouch-java on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblightcouch-java on Debian 9. liblightcouch-java is LightCouch - CouchDB Java API

Introduction

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

What is liblightcouch-java

liblightcouch-java is:

LightCouch aims at providing a simple and easy-to-use APIs for accessing CouchDB databases. It offers a powerful and lightweight persistence interface with minimal code base and dependency.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liblightcouch-java

Install liblightcouch-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblightcouch-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install liblightcouch-java

How To Uninstall liblightcouch-java on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove liblightcouch-java

Uninstall liblightcouch-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblightcouch-java

Remove liblightcouch-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge liblightcouch-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

liblightcouch-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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