How To Install jabref on Debian 10

Learn how to install jabref on Debian 10 with this tutorial. jabref is graphical frontend to manage BibTeX and BibLaTeX databases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jabref on Debian 10.

What is jabref

jabref is:

JabRef is a graphical Java application for editing BibTeX (.bib) databases. JabRef lets you organize your entries into overlapping logical groups, and with a single click limit your view to a single group or an intersection or union of several groups. You can customize the entry information shown in the main window, and sort by any of the standard BibTeX fields. JabRef can autogenerate BibTeX keys for your entries. JabRef also lets you easily link to PDF or web sources for your reference entries.

JabRef can import from and export to several formats, and you can customize export filters. JabRef can be run as a command line application to convert from any import format to any export format.

There are three methods to install jabref on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install jabref Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jabref

Install jabref Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jabref using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jabref

Install jabref 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 jabref using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jabref

How To Uninstall jabref on Debian 10

To uninstall only the jabref package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jabref

Uninstall jabref And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jabref and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jabref

Remove jabref Configurations and Data

To remove jabref configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jabref

Remove jabref configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jabref

Dependencies

jabref have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jabref package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.