How To Install libmozjs-24-bin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmozjs-24-bin on Debian 9.
What is libmozjs-24-bin
libmozjs-24-bin 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 js24 JavaScript interpreter.
There are three methods to install libmozjs-24-bin 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmozjs-24-bin
Install libmozjs-24-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmozjs-24-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmozjs-24-bin
Install libmozjs-24-bin 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmozjs-24-bin
How To Uninstall libmozjs-24-bin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmozjs-24-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmozjs-24-bin
Uninstall libmozjs-24-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmozjs-24-bin 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
Remove libmozjs-24-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libmozjs-24-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmozjs-24-bin
Remove libmozjs-24-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmozjs-24-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmozjs-24-bin
Dependencies
libmozjs-24-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmozjs-24-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
