How To Install libskinlf-java on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskinlf-java on Ubuntu.
What is libskinlf-java
libskinlf-java is:
Skin Look And Feel allows Java developers to write skinnable application using the Swing toolkit. Skin Look And Feel is able to load themepacks (a bundle of GTK+ - The Gimp Toolkit - and KDE - The K Desktop Environment - skins) to enhance your application GUI controls such as Buttons, Checks, Radios, Scrollbars, Progress Bar, Lists, Tables, Internal Frames, Colors, Background Textures, Regular Windows.
Skin Look And Feel (aka SkinLF) also includes NativeSkin to create irregular windows.
There are three methods to install libskinlf-java on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libskinlf-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 libskinlf-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libskinlf-java
Install libskinlf-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libskinlf-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libskinlf-java
Install libskinlf-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libskinlf-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libskinlf-java
How To Uninstall libskinlf-java on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libskinlf-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libskinlf-java
Uninstall libskinlf-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libskinlf-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libskinlf-java
Remove libskinlf-java Configurations and Data
To remove libskinlf-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libskinlf-java
Remove libskinlf-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libskinlf-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libskinlf-java
Dependencies
libskinlf-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskinlf-java package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.