How To Install swig3.0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3.0 on Debian 9.
What is swig3.0
swig3.0 is:
SWIG is a compiler that makes it easy to integrate C and C++ code with other languages including Perl, Tcl, Ruby, Python, Java, Guile, Mzscheme, Chicken, OCaml, Pike, and C#.
Swig takes a set of ANSI C/C++ declarations and generates an interface for them to your favorite scripting language.
There are three methods to install swig3.0 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 swig3.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install swig3.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install swig3.0
Install swig3.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install swig3.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install swig3.0
Install swig3.0 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 swig3.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swig3.0
How To Uninstall swig3.0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the swig3.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove swig3.0
Uninstall swig3.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall swig3.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swig3.0
Remove swig3.0 Configurations and Data
To remove swig3.0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge swig3.0
Remove swig3.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove swig3.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swig3.0
Dependencies
swig3.0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3.0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
