How To Install swap-cwm on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install swap-cwm on Ubuntu 18.04. swap-cwm is RDF/XML and RDF/N3 semantic web data processor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install swap-cwm on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is swap-cwm

swap-cwm is:

Cwm (pronounced coom) is a general-purpose data processor for the semantic web, somewhat like sed, awk, etc. for text files or XSLT for XML. It is a forward chaining reasoner which can be used for querying, checking, transforming and filtering information. Its core language is RDF, extended to include rules, and it uses RDF/XML or RDF/N3 (Notation3) serializations as required.

Also included is the RDF tools cant and delta.

There are three methods to install swap-cwm on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install swap-cwm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install swap-cwm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install swap-cwm

Install swap-cwm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install swap-cwm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install swap-cwm

Install swap-cwm 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install swap-cwm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swap-cwm

How To Uninstall swap-cwm on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the swap-cwm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove swap-cwm

Uninstall swap-cwm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall swap-cwm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swap-cwm

Remove swap-cwm Configurations and Data

To remove swap-cwm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge swap-cwm

Remove swap-cwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove swap-cwm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swap-cwm

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install swap-cwm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.