How To Install libswt-gtk2-4-jni on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswt-gtk2-4-jni on Debian 9.
What is libswt-gtk2-4-jni
libswt-gtk2-4-jni is:
The Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) is a fast and rich Java GUI toolkit. For platforms with existing SWT implementations it provides efficient, portable and fast access to native controls and user interface facilities.
This package includes legacy version of pi JNI library that uses GTK+ 2.0 as its native GUI back end. Set environment variable SWT_GTK3=0 before launching the SWT application to use it.
There are three methods to install libswt-gtk2-4-jni on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libswt-gtk2-4-jni Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libswt-gtk2-4-jni using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libswt-gtk2-4-jni
Install libswt-gtk2-4-jni Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libswt-gtk2-4-jni using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libswt-gtk2-4-jni
Install libswt-gtk2-4-jni 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 libswt-gtk2-4-jni using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libswt-gtk2-4-jni
How To Uninstall libswt-gtk2-4-jni on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libswt-gtk2-4-jni package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libswt-gtk2-4-jni
Uninstall libswt-gtk2-4-jni And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libswt-gtk2-4-jni and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswt-gtk2-4-jni
Remove libswt-gtk2-4-jni Configurations and Data
To remove libswt-gtk2-4-jni configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libswt-gtk2-4-jni
Remove libswt-gtk2-4-jni configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libswt-gtk2-4-jni configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswt-gtk2-4-jni
Dependencies
libswt-gtk2-4-jni have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libswt-gtk2-4-jni package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.