How To Install libpf4j-update-java on Debian 12

Learn how to install libpf4j-update-java on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libpf4j-update-java is update mechanism for Java modular applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpf4j-update-java on Debian 12.

What is libpf4j-update-java

libpf4j-update-java is:

This package allows one to inspect repositories to check the availability of updates for Java plugins. The available updates can then be installed, updated or uninstalled using the classes in this package. Plugins are containers for extension points (defining where, in the application, custom code may be called), for extensions (which implement extension points) and for optional life-cycle methods to start, load and stop extensions.

There are three methods to install libpf4j-update-java on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpf4j-update-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 libpf4j-update-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpf4j-update-java

Install libpf4j-update-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpf4j-update-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpf4j-update-java

Install libpf4j-update-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 libpf4j-update-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpf4j-update-java

How To Uninstall libpf4j-update-java on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libpf4j-update-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpf4j-update-java

Uninstall libpf4j-update-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpf4j-update-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpf4j-update-java

Remove libpf4j-update-java Configurations and Data

To remove libpf4j-update-java configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpf4j-update-java

Remove libpf4j-update-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpf4j-update-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpf4j-update-java

Dependencies

libpf4j-update-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpf4j-update-java package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.