How To Install openjdk-8-source on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-source on Debian 9. openjdk-8-source is OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) source files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-source on Debian 9.

What is openjdk-8-source

openjdk-8-source is:

OpenJDK is a development environment for building applications, applets, and components using the Java programming language.

This package contains the Java programming language source files (src.zip) for all classes that make up the Java core API.

The packages are built using the IcedTea build support and patches from the IcedTea project.

There are three methods to install openjdk-8-source 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 openjdk-8-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install openjdk-8-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openjdk-8-source

Install openjdk-8-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openjdk-8-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openjdk-8-source

Install openjdk-8-source 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 openjdk-8-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openjdk-8-source

How To Uninstall openjdk-8-source on Debian 9

To uninstall only the openjdk-8-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openjdk-8-source

Uninstall openjdk-8-source And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openjdk-8-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openjdk-8-source

Remove openjdk-8-source Configurations and Data

To remove openjdk-8-source configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openjdk-8-source

Remove openjdk-8-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove openjdk-8-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openjdk-8-source

Dependencies

openjdk-8-source have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-source package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.