How To Install openjdk-8-jre-zero on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-jre-zero on Debian 9.
What is openjdk-8-jre-zero
openjdk-8-jre-zero is:
The package provides an alternative runtime using the Zero VM and the Shark Just In Time Compiler (JIT). Built on architectures in addition to the Hotspot VM as a debugging aid for those architectures which don’t have a Hotspot VM.
The VM is started with the option `-zero’. See the README.Debian for details.
There are three methods to install openjdk-8-jre-zero 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-jre-zero 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-jre-zero using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openjdk-8-jre-zero
Install openjdk-8-jre-zero Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openjdk-8-jre-zero using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openjdk-8-jre-zero
Install openjdk-8-jre-zero 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-jre-zero using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openjdk-8-jre-zero
How To Uninstall openjdk-8-jre-zero on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openjdk-8-jre-zero package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openjdk-8-jre-zero
Uninstall openjdk-8-jre-zero And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openjdk-8-jre-zero and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openjdk-8-jre-zero
Remove openjdk-8-jre-zero Configurations and Data
To remove openjdk-8-jre-zero configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openjdk-8-jre-zero
Remove openjdk-8-jre-zero configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openjdk-8-jre-zero configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openjdk-8-jre-zero
Dependencies
openjdk-8-jre-zero have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-8-jre-zero package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.