How To Install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre on Debian 12.
What is nvidia-openjdk-8-jre
nvidia-openjdk-8-jre is:
Full Java runtime environment - needed for executing Java GUI and Webstart programs, using Hotspot JIT.
This package provides OpenJDK-8 JRE binaries built on Debian for use with the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit. This obsolete version is needed for nvidia-visual-profiler.
There are three methods to install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre 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 nvidia-openjdk-8-jre Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre
Install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre
Install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre 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 nvidia-openjdk-8-jre using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre
How To Uninstall nvidia-openjdk-8-jre on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nvidia-openjdk-8-jre package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre
Uninstall nvidia-openjdk-8-jre And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nvidia-openjdk-8-jre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre
Remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre Configurations and Data
To remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nvidia-openjdk-8-jre
Remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nvidia-openjdk-8-jre configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvidia-openjdk-8-jre
Dependencies
nvidia-openjdk-8-jre have the following dependencies:
- libatk-wrapper-java-jni
- libasound2
- libc6
- libfreetype6
- libgcc-s1
- libgif7
- libjpeg62-turbo
- liblcms2-2
- libpcsclite1
- libpng16-16
- libpulse0
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- libxext6
- libxi6
- libxrender1
- libxtst6
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nvidia-openjdk-8-jre package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.