How To Install libbcutil-java on Debian 12

Learn how to install libbcutil-java on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libbcutil-java is Bouncy Castle ASN.1 Extension and Utility APIs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbcutil-java on Debian 12.

What is libbcutil-java

libbcutil-java is:

The Bouncy Castle Java APIs for ASN.1 extension and utility APIs used to support bcpkix and bctls.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbcutil-java

Install libbcutil-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbcutil-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbcutil-java

How To Uninstall libbcutil-java on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libbcutil-java

Uninstall libbcutil-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbcutil-java

Remove libbcutil-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbcutil-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbcutil-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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