How To Install libjs-jsencrypt on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jsencrypt on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libjs-jsencrypt
libjs-jsencrypt is:
JSEncrypt provides a simple wrapper around the fantastic work done by Tom Wu for RSA Encryption in JavaScript (ie: the jsbn Javascript library). JSEncrypt works hand-in-hand with openssl.
With JSEncrypt, you can generate private and public keypairs, then use them to encrypt and decrypt.
There are three methods to install libjs-jsencrypt on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-jsencrypt 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-jsencrypt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-jsencrypt
Install libjs-jsencrypt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-jsencrypt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-jsencrypt
Install libjs-jsencrypt 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-jsencrypt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-jsencrypt
How To Uninstall libjs-jsencrypt on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libjs-jsencrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-jsencrypt
Uninstall libjs-jsencrypt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-jsencrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-jsencrypt
Remove libjs-jsencrypt Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-jsencrypt configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-jsencrypt
Remove libjs-jsencrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-jsencrypt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-jsencrypt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jsencrypt package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
