How To Install libjs-should on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-should on Debian 9. libjs-should is behavior driven test assertions library - browser module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-should on Debian 9.

What is libjs-should

libjs-should is:

Should is an expressive, readable, test framework agnostic, assertion library. It helps keeping test code clean and error messages helpful.

It extends Object.prototype with a single non-enumerable getter that allows one to express how the object should behave.

This package provides should for use directly in web browsers.

There are three methods to install libjs-should 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-should 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-should using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-should

Install libjs-should Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-should

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-should

How To Uninstall libjs-should on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-should

Uninstall libjs-should And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-should

Remove libjs-should Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-should configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-should

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjs-should have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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