How To Install libservlet3.1-java on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libservlet3.1-java on Debian 9.
What is libservlet3.1-java
libservlet3.1-java is:
Apache Tomcat implements the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications from Oracle, and provides a “pure Java” HTTP web server environment for Java code to run.
This package contains the Java Servlet and JSP library.
There are three methods to install libservlet3.1-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 libservlet3.1-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 libservlet3.1-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libservlet3.1-java
Install libservlet3.1-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libservlet3.1-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libservlet3.1-java
Install libservlet3.1-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 libservlet3.1-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libservlet3.1-java
How To Uninstall libservlet3.1-java on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libservlet3.1-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libservlet3.1-java
Uninstall libservlet3.1-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libservlet3.1-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libservlet3.1-java
Remove libservlet3.1-java Configurations and Data
To remove libservlet3.1-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libservlet3.1-java
Remove libservlet3.1-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libservlet3.1-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libservlet3.1-java
Dependencies
libservlet3.1-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libservlet3.1-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
