How To Install japi-compliance-checker on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install japi-compliance-checker on Debian 12.
What is japi-compliance-checker
japi-compliance-checker is:
Java API Compliance Checker (Java ACC) is a tool for checking backward binary and source-level compatibility of a Java library API. The tool checks classes declarations of old and new versions and analyzes changes that may break compatibility: removed methods, removed class fields, added abstract methods, etc. Binary incompatibility may result in crashing or incorrect behavior of existing clients built with an old version of a library when they are running with a new one. Source incompatibility may result in recompilation errors with a new library version. The tool is intended for library developers and operating system maintainers who are interested in ensuring backward compatibility, i.e. allow old clients to run or to be recompiled with newer library versions.
There are three methods to install japi-compliance-checker on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install japi-compliance-checker Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install japi-compliance-checker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install japi-compliance-checker
Install japi-compliance-checker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install japi-compliance-checker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install japi-compliance-checker
Install japi-compliance-checker 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 japi-compliance-checker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install japi-compliance-checker
How To Uninstall japi-compliance-checker on Debian 12
To uninstall only the japi-compliance-checker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove japi-compliance-checker
Uninstall japi-compliance-checker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall japi-compliance-checker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove japi-compliance-checker
Remove japi-compliance-checker Configurations and Data
To remove japi-compliance-checker configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge japi-compliance-checker
Remove japi-compliance-checker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove japi-compliance-checker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge japi-compliance-checker
Dependencies
japi-compliance-checker have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install japi-compliance-checker package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
