How To Install closure-compiler on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install closure-compiler on Ubuntu 20.04. closure-compiler is JavaScript optimizing compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install closure-compiler on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is closure-compiler

closure-compiler is:

Closure Compiler is a JavaScript optimizing compiler. It parses your JavaScript, analyzes it, removes dead code and rewrites and minimizes what’s left. It also checks syntax, variable references, and types, and warns about common JavaScript pitfalls. It is used in many of Google’s JavaScript apps, including Gmail, Google Web Search, Google Maps, and Google Docs.

This package contains the /usr/bin wrapper script and manpage.

There are three methods to install closure-compiler on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install closure-compiler Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install closure-compiler

Install closure-compiler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install closure-compiler

Install closure-compiler 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 closure-compiler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install closure-compiler

How To Uninstall closure-compiler on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the closure-compiler package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove closure-compiler

Uninstall closure-compiler And Its Dependencies

To uninstall closure-compiler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove closure-compiler

Remove closure-compiler Configurations and Data

To remove closure-compiler configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge closure-compiler

Remove closure-compiler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge closure-compiler

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install closure-compiler package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.