How To Install libgjs-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgjs-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgjs-dev is Mozilla-based javascript bindings for the GNOME platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgjs-dev on Debian 10.

What is libgjs-dev

libgjs-dev 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 the development files applications need to build against.

There are three methods to install libgjs-dev 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 libgjs-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgjs-dev

Install libgjs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgjs-dev

Install libgjs-dev 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 libgjs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgjs-dev

How To Uninstall libgjs-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgjs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgjs-dev

Uninstall libgjs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgjs-dev

Remove libgjs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgjs-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgjs-dev

Remove libgjs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgjs-dev

Dependencies

libgjs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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