How To Install libswing-layout-java on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswing-layout-java on Debian 11.
What is libswing-layout-java
libswing-layout-java is:
The goal of Swing Layout Extensions is to make it easy to create professional cross platform layouts with Swing. This project has an eye towards the needs of GUI builders, such as NetBeans. This package provides the following functionality:
Ability to get the baseline for components.
Ability to get the preferred gap between components.
A new LayoutManager that utilizes both of these concepts and is tuned toward a free-form drag and drop layout model as can be provided by GUI builders.
There are three methods to install libswing-layout-java on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libswing-layout-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 libswing-layout-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libswing-layout-java
Install libswing-layout-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libswing-layout-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libswing-layout-java
Install libswing-layout-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libswing-layout-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libswing-layout-java
How To Uninstall libswing-layout-java on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libswing-layout-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libswing-layout-java
Uninstall libswing-layout-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libswing-layout-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswing-layout-java
Remove libswing-layout-java Configurations and Data
To remove libswing-layout-java configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libswing-layout-java
Remove libswing-layout-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libswing-layout-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswing-layout-java
Dependencies
libswing-layout-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswing-layout-java package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
