How To Install libjffi-jni on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjffi-jni on Debian 10.
What is libjffi-jni
libjffi-jni is:
JFFI is a wrapper for libffi, the foreign function interface library. A foreign function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows code written in one language to call code written in another language. Java-based codings helper classes for Joni and JRuby
This package ships the Java native interface library.
There are three methods to install libjffi-jni on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libjffi-jni Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjffi-jni using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjffi-jni
Install libjffi-jni Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjffi-jni using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjffi-jni
Install libjffi-jni 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 libjffi-jni using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjffi-jni
How To Uninstall libjffi-jni on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libjffi-jni package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjffi-jni
Uninstall libjffi-jni And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjffi-jni and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjffi-jni
Remove libjffi-jni Configurations and Data
To remove libjffi-jni configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjffi-jni
Remove libjffi-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjffi-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjffi-jni
Dependencies
libjffi-jni have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjffi-jni package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
