How To Install libidw-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidw-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libidw-java
libidw-java is:
A library that allows one to create “docking windows”, i.e. windows like JInternalFrames but not restricted to a parent window.
There are three methods to install libidw-java 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 libidw-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 libidw-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libidw-java
Install libidw-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libidw-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libidw-java
Install libidw-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libidw-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libidw-java
How To Uninstall libidw-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libidw-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libidw-java
Uninstall libidw-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libidw-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libidw-java
Remove libidw-java Configurations and Data
To remove libidw-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libidw-java
Remove libidw-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libidw-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libidw-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidw-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
