How To Install swig4.0 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swig4.0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is swig4.0
swig4.0 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 swig4.0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install swig4.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install swig4.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install swig4.0
Install swig4.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install swig4.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install swig4.0
Install swig4.0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install swig4.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swig4.0
How To Uninstall swig4.0 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the swig4.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove swig4.0
Uninstall swig4.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall swig4.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swig4.0
Remove swig4.0 Configurations and Data
To remove swig4.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge swig4.0
Remove swig4.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove swig4.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swig4.0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swig4.0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
