How To Install libz3-jni on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz3-jni on Debian 9. libz3-jni is theorem prover from Microsoft Research - JNI library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz3-jni on Debian 9.

What is libz3-jni

libz3-jni is:

Z3 is a state-of-the art theorem prover from Microsoft Research. See the z3 package for a detailed description.

This package provides the JNI library to invoke Z3 via its Java API.

There are three methods to install libz3-jni 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 libz3-jni Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libz3-jni using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libz3-jni

Install libz3-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libz3-jni using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libz3-jni

Install libz3-jni 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 libz3-jni using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libz3-jni

How To Uninstall libz3-jni on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libz3-jni package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libz3-jni

Uninstall libz3-jni And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libz3-jni and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libz3-jni

Remove libz3-jni Configurations and Data

To remove libz3-jni configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libz3-jni

Remove libz3-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libz3-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libz3-jni

Dependencies

libz3-jni have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libz3-jni package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.