How To Install libswingx1-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswingx1-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libswingx1-java-doc is extensions to the Swing GUI toolkit, version 1 - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswingx1-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libswingx1-java-doc

libswingx1-java-doc 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.

This package contains API documentation (Javadoc) of SwingX GUI Toolkit.

There are three methods to install libswingx1-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 libswingx1-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 libswingx1-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libswingx1-java-doc

Install libswingx1-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libswingx1-java-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libswingx1-java-doc

Install libswingx1-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 libswingx1-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libswingx1-java-doc

How To Uninstall libswingx1-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libswingx1-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libswingx1-java-doc

Uninstall libswingx1-java-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libswingx1-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 libswingx1-java-doc

Remove libswingx1-java-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libswingx1-java-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libswingx1-java-doc

Remove libswingx1-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libswingx1-java-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswingx1-java-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswingx1-java-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.