How To Install ecj1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecj1 on Debian 9. ecj1 is java byte code compiler used by gcj

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecj1 on Debian 9.

What is ecj1

ecj1 is:

This package provides a standalone version of the java byte code compiler used by gcj.

There are three methods to install ecj1 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 ecj1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ecj1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ecj1

Install ecj1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ecj1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ecj1

Install ecj1 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 ecj1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ecj1

How To Uninstall ecj1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ecj1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ecj1

Uninstall ecj1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ecj1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ecj1

Remove ecj1 Configurations and Data

To remove ecj1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ecj1

Remove ecj1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ecj1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ecj1

Dependencies

ecj1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecj1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.