How To Install libcjs0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjs0 on Debian 11. libcjs0 is Mozilla-based javascript bindings for the GNOME platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjs0 on Debian 11.

What is libcjs0

libcjs0 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 is the frozen version of gjs that the cinnamon desktop currently uses.

This is the shared library applications link to.

There are three methods to install libcjs0 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcjs0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcjs0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcjs0

Install libcjs0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcjs0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcjs0

Install libcjs0 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 libcjs0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcjs0

How To Uninstall libcjs0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcjs0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcjs0

Uninstall libcjs0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcjs0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcjs0

Remove libcjs0 Configurations and Data

To remove libcjs0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcjs0

Remove libcjs0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcjs0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcjs0

Dependencies

libcjs0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjs0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.