How To Install libgjs0e on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgjs0e on Debian 9. libgjs0e is Mozilla-based javascript bindings for the GNOME platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgjs0e on Debian 9.

What is libgjs0e

libgjs0e is:

Makes it possible for applications to use all of GNOME’s platform libraries using the Javascript language. It’s mainly based on the Mozilla javascript engine and the GObject introspection framework.

This is the shared library applications link to.

There are three methods to install libgjs0e 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 libgjs0e Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgjs0e using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgjs0e

Install libgjs0e Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgjs0e using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgjs0e

Install libgjs0e 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 libgjs0e using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgjs0e

How To Uninstall libgjs0e on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgjs0e package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgjs0e

Uninstall libgjs0e And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgjs0e and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgjs0e

Remove libgjs0e Configurations and Data

To remove libgjs0e configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgjs0e

Remove libgjs0e configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgjs0e configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgjs0e

Dependencies

libgjs0e have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgjs0e package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.