How To Install libjmagick6-jni on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjmagick6-jni on Debian 9. libjmagick6-jni is java interface to ImageMagick - native library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjmagick6-jni on Debian 9.

What is libjmagick6-jni

libjmagick6-jni is:

JMagick is an open source Java interface of ImageMagick. It is implemented in the form of Java Native Interface (JNI) into the ImageMagick API.

JMagick does not attempt to make the ImageMagick API object-oriented. It is merely a thin interface layer into the ImageMagick API.

JMagick currently only implements a subset of ImageMagick APIs. Should you require unimplemented features in JMagick, please join the mailing list and make a request.

This package contains the native interface to ImageMagick. It is loaded at runtime into the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

There are three methods to install libjmagick6-jni 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 libjmagick6-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 libjmagick6-jni using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjmagick6-jni

Install libjmagick6-jni Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjmagick6-jni using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjmagick6-jni

Install libjmagick6-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 libjmagick6-jni using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjmagick6-jni

How To Uninstall libjmagick6-jni on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libjmagick6-jni package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjmagick6-jni

Uninstall libjmagick6-jni And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjmagick6-jni and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjmagick6-jni

Remove libjmagick6-jni Configurations and Data

To remove libjmagick6-jni configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjmagick6-jni

Remove libjmagick6-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjmagick6-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjmagick6-jni

Dependencies

libjmagick6-jni have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjmagick6-jni package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.