How To Install libbcprov-java on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbcprov-java on Debian 9.

What is libbcprov-java

libbcprov-java is:

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms.

This package contains a JCE provider and a lightweight crypto API.

There are three methods to install libbcprov-java 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 libbcprov-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 libbcprov-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbcprov-java

Install libbcprov-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbcprov-java

Install libbcprov-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 libbcprov-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbcprov-java

How To Uninstall libbcprov-java on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libbcprov-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbcprov-java

Uninstall libbcprov-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbcprov-java

Remove libbcprov-java Configurations and Data

To remove libbcprov-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbcprov-java

Remove libbcprov-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbcprov-java

Dependencies

libbcprov-java have the following dependencies:

References

• libbcprov-java website

Summary

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