How To Install openjdk-8-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-dbg on Debian 9. openjdk-8-dbg is Java runtime based on OpenJDK (debugging symbols)

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.