How To Install libbetter-appframework-java on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbetter-appframework-java on Debian 9. libbetter-appframework-java is Java Better Swing Application Framework (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbetter-appframework-java on Debian 9.

What is libbetter-appframework-java

libbetter-appframework-java is:

The Better Swing Application Framework is a fork of the original Swing Application Framework (appframework) reference implementation of JSR 296. Since August 2009, the original Swing Application Framework project has been on hold, and therefore this fork was created to carry on the work until the original project resumes.

The last public release of the original appframework project was version 1.03. The BSAF project currently aims at producing a new release, version 1.9, with the primary goals of improving stability, keeping backward compatibility with SAF 1.03, fixing bugs, updating documentation, and creating more unit tests and examples.

This package contains the Java library for the Better Swing Application Framework.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbetter-appframework-java

Install libbetter-appframework-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbetter-appframework-java

Install libbetter-appframework-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 libbetter-appframework-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbetter-appframework-java

How To Uninstall libbetter-appframework-java on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libbetter-appframework-java

Uninstall libbetter-appframework-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbetter-appframework-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbetter-appframework-java

Remove libbetter-appframework-java Configurations and Data

To remove libbetter-appframework-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbetter-appframework-java

Remove libbetter-appframework-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbetter-appframework-java

Dependencies

libbetter-appframework-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbetter-appframework-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.