How To Install libmysql-java on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmysql-java on Debian 9. libmysql-java is Java database (JDBC) driver for MySQL

Introduction

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

What is libmysql-java

libmysql-java is:

MySQL Connector/J is a JDBC-4.2 Type 4 driver, which means that it is pure Java, implements version 4.2 of the JDBC specification, and communicates directly with the MySQL server using the MySQL protocol.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmysql-java

Install libmysql-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmysql-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmysql-java

How To Uninstall libmysql-java on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libmysql-java

Uninstall libmysql-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmysql-java

Remove libmysql-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmysql-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmysql-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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