How To Install libswingx-java on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswingx-java on Debian 11.
What is libswingx-java
libswingx-java is:
This package contains extensions to the Swing GUI toolkit, including new and enhanced components that provide functionality commonly required by rich client applications. Highlights include:
- Sorting, filtering, highlighting for tables, trees, and lists
- Find/search
- Auto-completion
- Login/authentication framework
- TreeTable component
- Collapsible panel component
- Date picker component
- Tip-of-the-Day component
Many of these features will eventually be incorporated into the Swing toolkit, although API compatibility will not be guaranteed. The SwingX project focuses exclusively on the raw components themselves.
There are three methods to install libswingx-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 libswingx-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 libswingx-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libswingx-java
Install libswingx-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libswingx-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libswingx-java
Install libswingx-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 libswingx-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libswingx-java
How To Uninstall libswingx-java on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libswingx-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libswingx-java
Uninstall libswingx-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libswingx-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswingx-java
Remove libswingx-java Configurations and Data
To remove libswingx-java configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libswingx-java
Remove libswingx-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libswingx-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswingx-java
Dependencies
libswingx-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswingx-java package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.