How To Install libjpathwatch-java on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpathwatch-java on Debian 9.

What is libjpathwatch-java

libjpathwatch-java is:

jpatchwatch is a Java library for monitoring directories for changes. It uses the native OS functions to achieve this, avoiding polling.

The following events on a directory can be monitored:

• file creation and deletion
• file modification
• file renaming
• changes in subdirectories (recursive monitoring)
• invalidation (a watched directory becomes unavailable)

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjpathwatch-java

Install libjpathwatch-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjpathwatch-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjpathwatch-java

How To Uninstall libjpathwatch-java on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libjpathwatch-java

Uninstall libjpathwatch-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjpathwatch-java

Remove libjpathwatch-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjpathwatch-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjpathwatch-java have the following dependencies:

• libjpathwatch-java-jni

References

• libjpathwatch-java website

Summary

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