How To Install libjunixsocket-java on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjunixsocket-java on Debian 11. libjunixsocket-java is Unix Domain Sockets in Java

Introduction

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

What is libjunixsocket-java

libjunixsocket-java is:

junixsocket is a Java/JNI library that allows the use of Unix Domain Sockets (AF_UNIX sockets) from Java. In contrast to other implementations, junixsocket extends the Java Sockets API (java.net.Socket, java.net.SocketAddress etc.) and even supports RMI over AF_UNIX. It is also possible to use it in conjunction with Connector/J to connect to a local MySQL server via Unix domain sockets.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjunixsocket-java

Install libjunixsocket-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjunixsocket-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjunixsocket-java

How To Uninstall libjunixsocket-java on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libjunixsocket-java

Uninstall libjunixsocket-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjunixsocket-java

Remove libjunixsocket-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjunixsocket-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjunixsocket-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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