How to Install and Uninstall swftools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "swftools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install swftools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                swftools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "swftools" package

Learn how to uninstall swftools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                swftools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the swftools package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: swftools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.2+git20130725-4.1~build0.16.04.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Welzel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6322
Depends: gsfonts, libc6 (>= 2.14), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgif7 (>= 5.1), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libmp3lame0, libzzip-0-13 (>= 0.13.56), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: gs-common
Filename: pool/universe/s/swftools/swftools_0.9.2+git20130725-4.1~build0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 845836
MD5sum: 076672cb22191f3cf9766fe63d43f354
SHA1: 55bf49d7091559835c34cc5150a977bc2791833f
SHA256: f7381f1b69c61a8f11b165dc4fa63fa0132faea0baad2fb187bd0a3175e012d2
SHA512: 65dd88a182541ffe86e3ce7ca8f9ca02dd89cfc792fe8e3fd6edb0b1ce224cdfcd1d4cfd50f5e5aef9321bd3e4850f97f77d9098384dea6e2f45570e3971efca
Homepage: http://www.swftools.org/
Description-en: Collection of utilities for SWF file manipulation/creation
SWF Tools is a collection of SWF (Flash) manipulation and creation utilities.
.
This package includes: as3compile, font2swf, gif2swf, jpeg2swf, png2swf,
swfcombine, swfextract, swfdump, swfrender, swfstrings, swfbbox, swfc and
wav2swf.
.
* as3compile is a standalone ActionScript 3.0 compiler. Mostly compatible
with Flex.
* font2swf converts font files (TTF, Type1) into SWF.
* gif2swf converts GIFs into SWF. It is also able to handle animated gifs.
* jpeg2swf takes one or more JPEG pictures and generates an SWF slideshow.
* png2swf takes one or more PNG pictures and generates an SWF slideshow.
* swfcombine is a tool for inserting SWFs into Wrapper SWFs. (Templates)
E.g. for including the pdf2swf SWFs into some sort of Browsing-SWF.
* swfextract allows one to extract Movieclips, Sounds, Images etc. from SWF
files.
* swfdump prints out various information about SWFs.
* swfrender converts a swf to an image.
* swfstrings scans SWFs for text data.
* swfbbox allows one to readjust SWF bounding boxes.
* swfc is a tool for creating SWF files from simple script files.
* wav2swf converts WAV files into SWF.
.
This package does not include pdf2swf and avi2swf.
Description-md5: aa32612e5392ea9a6345bd4d9a9142a7

Package: swftools
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 6322
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Welzel
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.9.2+git20130725-4
Depends: gsfonts, libc6 (>= 2.14), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgif7 (>= 5.1), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), libmp3lame0, libzzip-0-13 (>= 0.13.56), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: gs-common
Filename: pool/universe/s/swftools/swftools_0.9.2+git20130725-4_amd64.deb
Size: 846770
MD5sum: c881ce08a3283e26cb049e5ae3fe3236
SHA1: 6be571d46a4c843c33af4bb6b1ff9b0c35153365
SHA256: bd6521cfc7165c8d6db668c79fcd77e935fb8ef059fb748d872d7a03d609d8e8
Description-en: Collection of utilities for SWF file manipulation/creation
SWF Tools is a collection of SWF (Flash) manipulation and creation utilities.
.
This package includes: as3compile, font2swf, gif2swf, jpeg2swf, png2swf,
swfcombine, swfextract, swfdump, swfrender, swfstrings, swfbbox, swfc and
wav2swf.
.
* as3compile is a standalone ActionScript 3.0 compiler. Mostly compatible
with Flex.
* font2swf converts font files (TTF, Type1) into SWF.
* gif2swf converts GIFs into SWF. It is also able to handle animated gifs.
* jpeg2swf takes one or more JPEG pictures and generates an SWF slideshow.
* png2swf takes one or more PNG pictures and generates an SWF slideshow.
* swfcombine is a tool for inserting SWFs into Wrapper SWFs. (Templates)
E.g. for including the pdf2swf SWFs into some sort of Browsing-SWF.
* swfextract allows one to extract Movieclips, Sounds, Images etc. from SWF
files.
* swfdump prints out various information about SWFs.
* swfrender converts a swf to an image.
* swfstrings scans SWFs for text data.
* swfbbox allows one to readjust SWF bounding boxes.
* swfc is a tool for creating SWF files from simple script files.
* wav2swf converts WAV files into SWF.
.
This package does not include pdf2swf and avi2swf.
Description-md5: aa32612e5392ea9a6345bd4d9a9142a7
Homepage: http://www.swftools.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu