How To Install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libmozjs-24-bin-dbg
libmozjs-24-bin-dbg is:
SpiderMonkey is the code-name for the Mozilla’s C++ implementation of JavaScript. It is intended to be embedded in other applications that provide host environments for JavaScript.
This package contains the debug symbols for the js24 JavaScript interpreter.
There are three methods to install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg 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 libmozjs-24-bin-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg
Install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg
Install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg 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 libmozjs-24-bin-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg
How To Uninstall libmozjs-24-bin-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmozjs-24-bin-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmozjs-24-bin-dbg
Uninstall libmozjs-24-bin-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmozjs-24-bin-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmozjs-24-bin-dbg
Remove libmozjs-24-bin-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libmozjs-24-bin-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmozjs-24-bin-dbg
Remove libmozjs-24-bin-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmozjs-24-bin-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmozjs-24-bin-dbg
Dependencies
libmozjs-24-bin-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmozjs-24-bin-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
