How To Install libmac-widgets-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmac-widgets-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libmac-widgets-java is collection of Mac style widgets written in Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmac-widgets-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmac-widgets-java

libmac-widgets-java is:

Mac Widgets for Java are a collection of widgets seen in OS X applications, offered in a Java API. These widgets help Java developers create more Mac-like applications. Their usage is not restricted to Mac though, as they will render across platforms.

There are three methods to install libmac-widgets-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 libmac-widgets-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 libmac-widgets-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmac-widgets-java

Install libmac-widgets-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmac-widgets-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmac-widgets-java

Install libmac-widgets-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 libmac-widgets-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmac-widgets-java

How To Uninstall libmac-widgets-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmac-widgets-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmac-widgets-java

Uninstall libmac-widgets-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmac-widgets-java

Remove libmac-widgets-java Configurations and Data

To remove libmac-widgets-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmac-widgets-java

Remove libmac-widgets-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmac-widgets-java

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Summary

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