How To Install libv8-3.14.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libv8-3.14.5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libv8-3.14.5
libv8-3.14.5 is:
V8 is a high performance JavaScript engine written in C++. It is used in the web browser Chromium.
This package provides the dynamic library for V8.
There are three methods to install libv8-3.14.5 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 libv8-3.14.5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libv8-3.14.5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libv8-3.14.5
Install libv8-3.14.5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libv8-3.14.5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libv8-3.14.5
Install libv8-3.14.5 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 libv8-3.14.5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libv8-3.14.5
How To Uninstall libv8-3.14.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libv8-3.14.5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libv8-3.14.5
Uninstall libv8-3.14.5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libv8-3.14.5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libv8-3.14.5
Remove libv8-3.14.5 Configurations and Data
To remove libv8-3.14.5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libv8-3.14.5
Remove libv8-3.14.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libv8-3.14.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libv8-3.14.5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libv8-3.14.5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
