How To Install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin 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 4.0).
This package provides jsc, a command-line JavaScript interpreter.
There are three methods to install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin 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-4.0-bin 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-4.0-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin
Install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin
Install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin 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-4.0-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin
How To Uninstall libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin
Uninstall libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin
Remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin
Remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
