How To Install libneo4j-client9 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libneo4j-client9 on Debian 9. libneo4j-client9 is Client library for the Neo4j graph database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libneo4j-client9 on Debian 9.

What is libneo4j-client9

libneo4j-client9 is:

Neo4j is a Graph Database with an open-source, community licensed server.

libneo4j-client takes care of all the detail of establishing a session with a Neo4j server, sending statements for evaluation, and retrieving results.

There are three methods to install libneo4j-client9 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 libneo4j-client9 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libneo4j-client9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libneo4j-client9

Install libneo4j-client9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libneo4j-client9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libneo4j-client9

Install libneo4j-client9 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 libneo4j-client9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libneo4j-client9

How To Uninstall libneo4j-client9 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libneo4j-client9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libneo4j-client9

Uninstall libneo4j-client9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libneo4j-client9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libneo4j-client9

Remove libneo4j-client9 Configurations and Data

To remove libneo4j-client9 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libneo4j-client9

Remove libneo4j-client9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libneo4j-client9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libneo4j-client9

Dependencies

libneo4j-client9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libneo4j-client9 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.