How To Install libjs-bignumber on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-bignumber on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-bignumber
libjs-bignumber is:
Features:
- Faster, smaller, and perhaps easier to use than Javascript versions of
Java's BigDecimal
- 5 KB minified and gzipped
- Simple API but full-featured
- Works with numbers with or without fraction digits in bases from 2 to 36
inclusive
- Replicates the toExponential, toFixed, toPrecision and toString methods of
Javascript's Number type
- Includes a toFraction and a squareRoot method
- Stores values in an accessible decimal floating point format
- No dependencies
- Comprehensive documentation and test set
If an even smaller and simpler library is required see big.js. It’s half the size but only works with decimal numbers and only has half the methods. It neither allows NaN or Infinity, or have the configuration options of this library.
This package provides bignumber support to clients (i.e. browsers).
There are three methods to install libjs-bignumber 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-bignumber 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-bignumber using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-bignumber
Install libjs-bignumber Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-bignumber using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-bignumber
Install libjs-bignumber 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-bignumber using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-bignumber
How To Uninstall libjs-bignumber on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-bignumber package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-bignumber
Uninstall libjs-bignumber And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-bignumber and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-bignumber
Remove libjs-bignumber Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-bignumber configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-bignumber
Remove libjs-bignumber configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-bignumber configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-bignumber
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-bignumber package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
