How To Install babel-minify on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install babel-minify on Ubuntu 22.04. babel-minify is ES6+ aware minifier based on the Babel toolchain

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install babel-minify on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is babel-minify

babel-minify is:

Babel is a toolchain that is mainly used to convert ECMAScript 2015+ code into a backwards compatible version of JavaScript in current and older browsers or environments.

There are three methods to install babel-minify on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install babel-minify Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install babel-minify

Install babel-minify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install babel-minify

Install babel-minify 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 babel-minify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install babel-minify

How To Uninstall babel-minify on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the babel-minify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove babel-minify

Uninstall babel-minify And Its Dependencies

To uninstall babel-minify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove babel-minify

Remove babel-minify Configurations and Data

To remove babel-minify configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge babel-minify

Remove babel-minify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge babel-minify

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install babel-minify package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.