How To Install libjs-plupload on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-plupload on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-plupload
libjs-plupload is:
Plupload is JavaScript API for building file uploaders. It supports multiple file selection, file filtering, chunked upload, client side image downsizing and when necessary can fallback to alternative runtimes
There are three methods to install libjs-plupload 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-plupload 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-plupload using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-plupload
Install libjs-plupload Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-plupload using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-plupload
Install libjs-plupload 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-plupload using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-plupload
How To Uninstall libjs-plupload on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-plupload package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-plupload
Uninstall libjs-plupload And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-plupload and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-plupload
Remove libjs-plupload Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-plupload configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-plupload
Remove libjs-plupload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-plupload configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-plupload
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-plupload package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
