How To Install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev
libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev is:
JavaScriptCore is the JavaScript engine used in WebKit. It consists of the following building blocks: lexer, parser, start-up interpreter (LLInt), baseline JIT, a low-latency optimizing JIT (DFG), and a high-throughput optimizing JIT (FTL).
This build comes from the GTK+ port of WebKit (API version 1.0).
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-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 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev
Install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev
Install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev
How To Uninstall libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev
Uninstall libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev
Remove libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev
Remove libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
