How To Install librxtx-java-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install librxtx-java-dbg on Debian 9. librxtx-java-dbg is Full Java CommAPI implementation, Debugging Symbols

Introduction

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

What is librxtx-java-dbg

librxtx-java-dbg is:

RXTX is a full implementation of the Java CommAPI from Sun. It contains native libraries providing serial and parallel communication for the Java Development Toolkit.

This package contains the debugging symbols for librxtx-java.

There are three methods to install librxtx-java-dbg 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 librxtx-java-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install librxtx-java-dbg

Install librxtx-java-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librxtx-java-dbg

Install librxtx-java-dbg 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 librxtx-java-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librxtx-java-dbg

How To Uninstall librxtx-java-dbg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove librxtx-java-dbg

Uninstall librxtx-java-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librxtx-java-dbg

Remove librxtx-java-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librxtx-java-dbg

Remove librxtx-java-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librxtx-java-dbg

Dependencies

librxtx-java-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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