How To Install liblaf-widget-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblaf-widget-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. liblaf-widget-java-doc is Java widget toolbox for look-and-feel libraries - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblaf-widget-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liblaf-widget-java-doc

liblaf-widget-java-doc is:

Laf-Widget project provide support for and base set of additional behaviour and widgets in look-and-feels libraries.

The list of currently provided widgets (from v4)

  • Auto-completion (model-based / free-text) on editable combo boxes.
  • Hover preview of minimized internal frames on desktop icons.
  • Menu search panel on menu bars.
  • Hover preview of tab in tabbed panes.
  • Overview dialog on tabbed panes with optional periodic refresh.
  • Tab paging on tabbed panes.
  • Password strength checker on password fields.
  • Lock border on non-editable text components and model editable combobox.
  • Select all text in text component on focus gain.
  • Context menu on text components with edit actions (copy / paste / cut ….
  • Enhanced drag-and-drop support for trees.
  • Scroll pane selector.
  • Selecting / deselecting in text components on Escape key press.

Laf-Widget is used by substance look-and-feel since 3.0

This package contains API documentation (Javadoc) for liblaf-widget-java.

There are three methods to install liblaf-widget-java-doc 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 liblaf-widget-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 liblaf-widget-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblaf-widget-java-doc

Install liblaf-widget-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblaf-widget-java-doc

Install liblaf-widget-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install liblaf-widget-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblaf-widget-java-doc

How To Uninstall liblaf-widget-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the liblaf-widget-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblaf-widget-java-doc

Uninstall liblaf-widget-java-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblaf-widget-java-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblaf-widget-java-doc

Remove liblaf-widget-java-doc Configurations and Data

To remove liblaf-widget-java-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblaf-widget-java-doc

Remove liblaf-widget-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblaf-widget-java-doc

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Summary

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