How To Install libjs-ejs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-ejs on Debian 9.
What is libjs-ejs
libjs-ejs is:
Features of EJS:
- Complies with the Express view system
- Static caching of intermediate JavaScript
- Unbuffered code for conditionals etc <% code %>
- Escapes html by default with <%= code %>
- Unescaped buffering with <%- code %>
- Supports tag customization
- Filter support for designer-friendly templates
- Includes
- Client-side support
- Newline slurping with <% code -%> or <% -%> or <%= code -%> or
<%- code -%>
This package provides EJS support to clients (i.e. browsers).
There are three methods to install libjs-ejs 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 libjs-ejs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-ejs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-ejs
Install libjs-ejs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-ejs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-ejs
Install libjs-ejs 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 libjs-ejs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-ejs
How To Uninstall libjs-ejs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libjs-ejs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-ejs
Uninstall libjs-ejs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-ejs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-ejs
Remove libjs-ejs Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-ejs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-ejs
Remove libjs-ejs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-ejs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-ejs
Dependencies
libjs-ejs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-ejs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
