How To Install libsass0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsass0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libsass0 is C/C++ port of the Sass CSS precompiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsass0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsass0

libsass0 is:

Sass is a pre-processing language for CSS. It allows you to write cleaner stylesheets and makes collaboration on your CSS a breeze.

LibSass is a C/C++ port of the Sass engine. The point is to be simple, fast, and easy to integrate.

There are three methods to install libsass0 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 libsass0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsass0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsass0

Install libsass0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsass0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsass0

Install libsass0 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 libsass0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsass0

How To Uninstall libsass0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsass0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsass0

Uninstall libsass0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsass0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsass0

Remove libsass0 Configurations and Data

To remove libsass0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsass0

Remove libsass0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsass0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsass0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsass0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.