How To Install libservlet-api-java on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libservlet-api-java on Debian 11.
What is libservlet-api-java
libservlet-api-java is:
The Servlet API is the Java platform technology of choice for interacting with the web. Servlets provide a component-based, platform-independent method, for building web-based applications generating dynamic content. Servlets are managed by a container and interact with web clients via a request/response paradigm.
There are three methods to install libservlet-api-java on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libservlet-api-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 libservlet-api-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libservlet-api-java
Install libservlet-api-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libservlet-api-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libservlet-api-java
Install libservlet-api-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 libservlet-api-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libservlet-api-java
How To Uninstall libservlet-api-java on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libservlet-api-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libservlet-api-java
Uninstall libservlet-api-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libservlet-api-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libservlet-api-java
Remove libservlet-api-java Configurations and Data
To remove libservlet-api-java configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libservlet-api-java
Remove libservlet-api-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libservlet-api-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libservlet-api-java
Dependencies
libservlet-api-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libservlet-api-java package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
