How To Install javahelp2-doc on Debian 12

Learn how to install javahelp2-doc on Debian 12 with this tutorial. javahelp2-doc is Java based help system - contains Javadoc API documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install javahelp2-doc on Debian 12.

What is javahelp2-doc

javahelp2-doc is:

The JavaHelp system is an online help system that developers can use to add online help to their Java platform applications. The JavaHelp system provides developers and authors with a standard, fully featured, easy to use system for presenting online information to Java application users. The JavaHelp system consists of a fully featured, extensible specification and API, and a reference implementation of that specification and API that is written entirely in the Java programming language. The JavaHelp system reference implementation, based on the Java Foundation Classes (JFC, also known as Swing), provides a standard interface that enables both application developers and authors to add online help to their applications.

This package contains Javadoc API documentation.

There are three methods to install javahelp2-doc 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 javahelp2-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install javahelp2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install javahelp2-doc

Install javahelp2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install javahelp2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install javahelp2-doc

Install javahelp2-doc 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 javahelp2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install javahelp2-doc

How To Uninstall javahelp2-doc on Debian 12

To uninstall only the javahelp2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove javahelp2-doc

Uninstall javahelp2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall javahelp2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove javahelp2-doc

Remove javahelp2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove javahelp2-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge javahelp2-doc

Remove javahelp2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove javahelp2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge javahelp2-doc

Dependencies

javahelp2-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install javahelp2-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.