How To Install libhttpclient-java on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttpclient-java on Debian 11.
What is libhttpclient-java
libhttpclient-java is:
HttpClient is a HTTP/1.1 compliant HTTP agent implementation based on HttpCore. It also provides reusable components for client-side authentication, HTTP state management, and HTTP connection management.
HttpComponents Client is a successor of and replacement for Commons HttpClient 3.x. Users of Commons HttpClient are strongly encouraged to upgrade.
There are three methods to install libhttpclient-java on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libhttpclient-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 libhttpclient-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhttpclient-java
Install libhttpclient-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhttpclient-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhttpclient-java
Install libhttpclient-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 libhttpclient-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhttpclient-java
How To Uninstall libhttpclient-java on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libhttpclient-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhttpclient-java
Uninstall libhttpclient-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhttpclient-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhttpclient-java
Remove libhttpclient-java Configurations and Data
To remove libhttpclient-java configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhttpclient-java
Remove libhttpclient-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhttpclient-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhttpclient-java
Dependencies
libhttpclient-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhttpclient-java package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
