How To Install swig3.0-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3.0-examples on Ubuntu 18.04. swig3.0-examples is Examples for applications of SWIG

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3.0-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is swig3.0-examples

swig3.0-examples is:

Contains examples for applications of SWIG, a wrapper interface generator to integrate C code into scripting languages.

There are three methods to install swig3.0-examples 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 swig3.0-examples Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install swig3.0-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install swig3.0-examples

Install swig3.0-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install swig3.0-examples using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install swig3.0-examples

Install swig3.0-examples 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 swig3.0-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swig3.0-examples

How To Uninstall swig3.0-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the swig3.0-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove swig3.0-examples

Uninstall swig3.0-examples And Its Dependencies

To uninstall swig3.0-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swig3.0-examples

Remove swig3.0-examples Configurations and Data

To remove swig3.0-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge swig3.0-examples

Remove swig3.0-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove swig3.0-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swig3.0-examples

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3.0-examples package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.