How To Install jdim on Debian 10

Learn how to install jdim on Debian 10 with this tutorial. jdim is simple browser for 2ch-style web forum sites

Introduction

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

What is jdim

jdim is:

JDim (JD improved) offers a comfortable browsing experience on 2ch-style bulletin board systems. Its features include:

  • automated login,
  • message viewing/posting,
  • image viewing,
  • mouse gestures,
  • ignore lists,
  • “play-by-play” mode.

It can also significantly reduce the load on servers by bypassing CGI programs and directly retrieving thread data files to your local hard drives.

“2ch-style” web forum sites have their origins in 2channel, which was a very popular Internet forum in Japan. Such sites are often available only in the Japanese language.

There are three methods to install jdim 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 jdim Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jdim

Install jdim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jdim

Install jdim 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 jdim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jdim

How To Uninstall jdim on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove jdim

Uninstall jdim And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jdim

Remove jdim Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jdim

Remove jdim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jdim

Dependencies

jdim have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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