How To Install libswing-layout-java-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswing-layout-java-doc on Debian 9. libswing-layout-java-doc is Extensions to Swing layout - contains Javadoc API documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswing-layout-java-doc on Debian 9.

What is libswing-layout-java-doc

libswing-layout-java-doc is:

The goal of Swing Layout Extensions is to make it easy to create professional cross platform layouts with Swing. This project has an eye towards the needs of GUI builders, such as NetBeans. This package provides the following functionality:

Ability to get the baseline for components.

Ability to get the preferred gap between components.

A new LayoutManager that utilizes both of these concepts and is tuned toward a free-form drag and drop layout model as can be provided by GUI builders.

This package contains Javadoc API documentation.

There are three methods to install libswing-layout-java-doc 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 libswing-layout-java-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libswing-layout-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libswing-layout-java-doc

Install libswing-layout-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libswing-layout-java-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libswing-layout-java-doc

Install libswing-layout-java-doc 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 libswing-layout-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libswing-layout-java-doc

How To Uninstall libswing-layout-java-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libswing-layout-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libswing-layout-java-doc

Uninstall libswing-layout-java-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswing-layout-java-doc

Remove libswing-layout-java-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libswing-layout-java-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libswing-layout-java-doc

Remove libswing-layout-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswing-layout-java-doc

Dependencies

libswing-layout-java-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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