How To Install swig4.0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install swig4.0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. swig4.0 is Generate scripting interfaces to C/C++ code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig4.0 on Debian 12.

What is swig4.0

swig4.0 is:

SWIG is a compiler that makes it easy to integrate C and C++ code with other languages including Perl, Tcl, Ruby, Python, Java, Guile, Mzscheme, Chicken, OCaml, Pike, and C#.

Swig takes a set of ANSI C/C++ declarations and generates an interface for them to your favorite scripting language.

There are three methods to install swig4.0 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install swig4.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install swig4.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install swig4.0

Install swig4.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install swig4.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install swig4.0

Install swig4.0 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 swig4.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swig4.0

How To Uninstall swig4.0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the swig4.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove swig4.0

Uninstall swig4.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall swig4.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swig4.0

Remove swig4.0 Configurations and Data

To remove swig4.0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge swig4.0

Remove swig4.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove swig4.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swig4.0

Dependencies

swig4.0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig4.0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.