How To Install libjaxws-java on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjaxws-java on Debian 11. libjaxws-java is JAX-WS Reference Implementation (Library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjaxws-java on Debian 11.

What is `libjaxws-java`

libjaxws-java is:

The Java API for XML-Based Web Services (JAX-WS) provides the API implementation for creating web services, particularly SOAP services.

The JAX-WS Reference Implementation (JSR-224) provides the actual implementation behind the javax.xml.ws.* packages which were integrated to the JRE since Java 6 and were eventually removed in Java 11.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjaxws-java

Install libjaxws-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjaxws-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjaxws-java

How To Uninstall libjaxws-java on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libjaxws-java

Uninstall libjaxws-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjaxws-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjaxws-java

Remove libjaxws-java Configurations and Data

To remove libjaxws-java configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjaxws-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjaxws-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjaxws-java package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.