How To Install gjs-tests on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gjs-tests on Debian 12.
What is gjs-tests
gjs-tests is:
Makes it possible for applications to use all of GNOME’s platform libraries using the JavaScript language. It’s mainly based on the Mozilla JavaScript engine and the GObject introspection framework.
This package contains test programs, designed to be run as part of a regression testsuite.
There are three methods to install gjs-tests on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gjs-tests Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gjs-tests using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gjs-tests
Install gjs-tests Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gjs-tests using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gjs-tests
Install gjs-tests 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 gjs-tests using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gjs-tests
How To Uninstall gjs-tests on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gjs-tests package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gjs-tests
Uninstall gjs-tests And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gjs-tests and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gjs-tests
Remove gjs-tests Configurations and Data
To remove gjs-tests configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gjs-tests
Remove gjs-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gjs-tests configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gjs-tests
Dependencies
gjs-tests have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcairo-gobject2
- libcairo2
- libgcc-s1
- libgirepository-1.0-1
- libgjs0g
- libglib2.0-0
- libstdc++6
- dconf-gsettings-backend
- gjs
- at-spi2-core
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gjs-tests package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
