How To Install libmetadata-extractor-java on Debian 9

Introduction

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

What is libmetadata-extractor-java

libmetadata-extractor-java is:

Java based metadata extraction library for JPEG images with support for Exif and Iptc metadata segments, including manufacturer specific metadata of several digital camera models.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmetadata-extractor-java

Install libmetadata-extractor-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmetadata-extractor-java

Install libmetadata-extractor-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 libmetadata-extractor-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmetadata-extractor-java

How To Uninstall libmetadata-extractor-java on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libmetadata-extractor-java

Uninstall libmetadata-extractor-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetadata-extractor-java

Remove libmetadata-extractor-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmetadata-extractor-java

Remove libmetadata-extractor-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetadata-extractor-java

Dependencies

libmetadata-extractor-java have the following dependencies:

• libxmpcore-java

References

• libmetadata-extractor-java website

Summary

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