How To Install libitext-java on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libitext-java on Debian 9.
What is libitext-java
libitext-java is:
iText is a library that allows you to generate PDF files on the fly. The iText classes are very useful for people who need to generate read-only, platform independent documents containing text, lists, tables and images. The library is especially useful in combination with Java(TM) technology-based Servlets: The look and feel of HTML is browser dependent; with iText and PDF you can control exactly how your servlet’s output will look.
There are three methods to install libitext-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 libitext-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 libitext-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libitext-java
Install libitext-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libitext-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libitext-java
Install libitext-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 libitext-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libitext-java
How To Uninstall libitext-java on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libitext-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libitext-java
Uninstall libitext-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libitext-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libitext-java
Remove libitext-java Configurations and Data
To remove libitext-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libitext-java
Remove libitext-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libitext-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libitext-java
Dependencies
libitext-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libitext-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.