How To Install libsemver-java on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsemver-java on Debian 9. libsemver-java is Java implementation of the SemVer Specification

Introduction

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

What is libsemver-java

libsemver-java is:

jsemver provides an API to parse, build and compare version numbers following the Semantic Versioning Specification (http://semver.org).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsemver-java

Install libsemver-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsemver-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsemver-java

How To Uninstall libsemver-java on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsemver-java

Uninstall libsemver-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsemver-java

Remove libsemver-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsemver-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsemver-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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