How To Install livescript on Debian 10

Learn how to install livescript on Debian 10 with this tutorial. livescript is language which compiles to JavaScript

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install livescript on Debian 10.

What is livescript

livescript is:

It has a straightforward mapping to JavaScript and allows you to write expressive code devoid of repetitive boilerplate. While LiveScript adds many features to assist in functional style programming, it also has many improvements for object oriented and imperative programming.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install livescript

Install livescript Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install livescript

Install livescript 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 livescript using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install livescript

How To Uninstall livescript on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove livescript

Uninstall livescript And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove livescript

Remove livescript Configurations and Data

To remove livescript configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge livescript

Remove livescript configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge livescript

Dependencies

livescript have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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