How To Install libasm4-java on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasm4-java on Debian 10.
What is libasm4-java
libasm4-java is:
It can be used to dynamically generate stub classes or other proxy classes, directly in binary form, or to dynamically modify classes at load time, i.e., just before they are loaded into the Java Virtual Machine.
ASM offers similar functionalities as BCEL or SERP, but is much smaller (25KB instead of 350KB for BCEL and 150KB for SERP) and faster than these tools (the overhead of a load time class transformation is on the order of 60% with ASM, 700% or more with BCEL, and 1100% or more with SERP). ASM was designed to be used in a dynamic and static way and was therefore designed and implemented to be as small and as fast as possible.
There are three methods to install libasm4-java 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 libasm4-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libasm4-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libasm4-java
Install libasm4-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libasm4-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libasm4-java
Install libasm4-java 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 libasm4-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libasm4-java
How To Uninstall libasm4-java on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libasm4-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libasm4-java
Uninstall libasm4-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libasm4-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasm4-java
Remove libasm4-java Configurations and Data
To remove libasm4-java configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libasm4-java
Remove libasm4-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libasm4-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasm4-java
Dependencies
libasm4-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libasm4-java package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.