How To Install libmozjs-52-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libmozjs-52-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libmozjs-52-dev is SpiderMonkey JavaScript library - development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmozjs-52-dev on Debian 10.

What is libmozjs-52-dev

libmozjs-52-dev is:

SpiderMonkey is the code-name for Mozilla Firefox’s C++ implementation of JavaScript. It is intended to be embedded in other applications that provide host environments for JavaScript.

This package contains the header files which are needed for developing SpiderMonkey embedders.

There are three methods to install libmozjs-52-dev on Debian 10. 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-52-dev 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-52-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmozjs-52-dev

Install libmozjs-52-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmozjs-52-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmozjs-52-dev

Install libmozjs-52-dev 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-52-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmozjs-52-dev

How To Uninstall libmozjs-52-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libmozjs-52-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmozjs-52-dev

Uninstall libmozjs-52-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmozjs-52-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmozjs-52-dev

Remove libmozjs-52-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmozjs-52-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmozjs-52-dev

Remove libmozjs-52-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmozjs-52-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmozjs-52-dev

Dependencies

libmozjs-52-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmozjs-52-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.