How To Install libxerces2-java-gcj on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxerces2-java-gcj on Debian 9. libxerces2-java-gcj is Validating XML parser for Java with DOM level 3 support (native code)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxerces2-java-gcj on Debian 9.

What is libxerces2-java-gcj

libxerces2-java-gcj is:

The Xerces2 Java parser is the reference implementation of XNI, the Xerces Native Interface, and also a fully conforming XML Schema processor.

This package contains the natively compiled code for use by gij.

There are three methods to install libxerces2-java-gcj 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 libxerces2-java-gcj Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxerces2-java-gcj using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxerces2-java-gcj

Install libxerces2-java-gcj Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxerces2-java-gcj using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxerces2-java-gcj

Install libxerces2-java-gcj 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 libxerces2-java-gcj using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxerces2-java-gcj

How To Uninstall libxerces2-java-gcj on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxerces2-java-gcj package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxerces2-java-gcj

Uninstall libxerces2-java-gcj And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxerces2-java-gcj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxerces2-java-gcj

Remove libxerces2-java-gcj Configurations and Data

To remove libxerces2-java-gcj configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxerces2-java-gcj

Remove libxerces2-java-gcj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxerces2-java-gcj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxerces2-java-gcj

Dependencies

libxerces2-java-gcj have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxerces2-java-gcj package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.