How To Install librxtx-java-dbg on Debian 9
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.