How To Install librxtx-java on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librxtx-java on Debian 10.
What is librxtx-java
librxtx-java 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.
There are three methods to install librxtx-java on Debian 10. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librxtx-java
Install librxtx-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librxtx-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librxtx-java
Install librxtx-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 librxtx-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librxtx-java
How To Uninstall librxtx-java on Debian 10
To uninstall only the librxtx-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librxtx-java
Uninstall librxtx-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librxtx-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librxtx-java
Remove librxtx-java Configurations and Data
To remove librxtx-java configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librxtx-java
Remove librxtx-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librxtx-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librxtx-java
Dependencies
librxtx-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librxtx-java package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
