How To Install libjs-inherits on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-inherits on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-inherits is Exposes inherits function from Node.js environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-inherits on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjs-inherits

libjs-inherits is:

node-inherits exposes standard inherits implementation of Node.js util module, and allows bundlers such as browserify to not include full util package in client code.

It is recommended to use this module for all code that requires only the inherits function and that has a chance to run in a browser too.

This is the browser module.

Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.

There are three methods to install libjs-inherits on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-inherits 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-inherits using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-inherits

Install libjs-inherits Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-inherits

Install libjs-inherits 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 libjs-inherits using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-inherits

How To Uninstall libjs-inherits on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjs-inherits package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjs-inherits

Uninstall libjs-inherits And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjs-inherits and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-inherits

Remove libjs-inherits Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-inherits configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-inherits

Remove libjs-inherits configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-inherits

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-inherits package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.