How To Install openjdk-8-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-dbg on Debian 9.
What is openjdk-8-dbg
openjdk-8-dbg is:
OpenJDK is a development environment for building applications, applets, and components using the Java programming language.
This package contains the debugging symbols.
The packages are built using the IcedTea build support and patches from the IcedTea project.
There are three methods to install openjdk-8-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 openjdk-8-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 openjdk-8-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openjdk-8-dbg
Install openjdk-8-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openjdk-8-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openjdk-8-dbg
Install openjdk-8-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 openjdk-8-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openjdk-8-dbg
How To Uninstall openjdk-8-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openjdk-8-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openjdk-8-dbg
Uninstall openjdk-8-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openjdk-8-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openjdk-8-dbg
Remove openjdk-8-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove openjdk-8-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openjdk-8-dbg
Remove openjdk-8-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openjdk-8-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openjdk-8-dbg
Dependencies
openjdk-8-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.