How To Install libshimdandy-java on Debian 12

Learn how to install libshimdandy-java on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libshimdandy-java is Shim wrapping multiple Clojure runtimes into the same JVM

Introduction

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

What is libshimdandy-java

libshimdandy-java is:

A Clojure runtime shim, allowing for multiple Clojure runtimes in the same JVM.

Clojure has a static runtime (implemented as static methods off of clojure.lang.RT), so to run multiple runtimes in the same JVM, they have to be loaded in isolated ClassLoader trees. ShimDandy provides a mechanism for isolating the runtimes within a non-Clojure application, and for calling in to the runtimes from the app.

There are three methods to install libshimdandy-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 libshimdandy-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 libshimdandy-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libshimdandy-java

Install libshimdandy-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libshimdandy-java

Install libshimdandy-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 libshimdandy-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshimdandy-java

How To Uninstall libshimdandy-java on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libshimdandy-java

Uninstall libshimdandy-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshimdandy-java

Remove libshimdandy-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libshimdandy-java

Remove libshimdandy-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshimdandy-java

Dependencies

libshimdandy-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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