How To Install libjs-autosize on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-autosize on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-autosize
libjs-autosize is:
Autosize is a small, stand-alone script to automatically adjust textarea height to fit text. The autosize function accepts a single textarea element, or an array or array-like object (such as a NodeList or jQuery collection) of textarea elements.
This package contains the Javascript library.
There are three methods to install libjs-autosize 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 libjs-autosize Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-autosize using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-autosize
Install libjs-autosize Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-autosize using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-autosize
Install libjs-autosize 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 libjs-autosize using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-autosize
How To Uninstall libjs-autosize on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-autosize package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-autosize
Uninstall libjs-autosize And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-autosize and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-autosize
Remove libjs-autosize Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-autosize configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-autosize
Remove libjs-autosize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-autosize configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-autosize
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-autosize package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
