How To Install libgetopt-java-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetopt-java-doc on Debian 9. libgetopt-java-doc is GNU getopt - Java port (doc)

Introduction

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

What is libgetopt-java-doc

libgetopt-java-doc is:

The GNU Java getopt classes support short and long argument parsing in a manner 100% compatible with the version of GNU getopt in glibc 2.0.6 with a mostly compatible programmer’s interface as well. Note that this is a port, not a new implementation.

This package contains the Java Programming API docs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgetopt-java-doc

Install libgetopt-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgetopt-java-doc

Install libgetopt-java-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 libgetopt-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgetopt-java-doc

How To Uninstall libgetopt-java-doc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libgetopt-java-doc

Uninstall libgetopt-java-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetopt-java-doc

Remove libgetopt-java-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgetopt-java-doc

Remove libgetopt-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetopt-java-doc

Dependencies

libgetopt-java-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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