How To Install libequinox-osgi-java on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libequinox-osgi-java on Debian 9.
What is libequinox-osgi-java
libequinox-osgi-java is:
The Eclipse Platform is an open and extensible platform for anything and yet nothing in particular. It provides a foundation for constructing and running integrated software-development tools. The Eclipse Platform allows tool builders to independently develop tools that integrate with other people’s tools so seamlessly you can’t tell where one tool ends and another starts.
This package includes only the Eclipse Equinox OSGi framework, which can be used outside Eclipse.
There are three methods to install libequinox-osgi-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 libequinox-osgi-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 libequinox-osgi-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libequinox-osgi-java
Install libequinox-osgi-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libequinox-osgi-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libequinox-osgi-java
Install libequinox-osgi-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 libequinox-osgi-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libequinox-osgi-java
How To Uninstall libequinox-osgi-java on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libequinox-osgi-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libequinox-osgi-java
Uninstall libequinox-osgi-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libequinox-osgi-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libequinox-osgi-java
Remove libequinox-osgi-java Configurations and Data
To remove libequinox-osgi-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libequinox-osgi-java
Remove libequinox-osgi-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libequinox-osgi-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libequinox-osgi-java
Dependencies
libequinox-osgi-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libequinox-osgi-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.