How To Install libjs-chosen on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-chosen on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-chosen
libjs-chosen is:
Chosen is a JavaScript plugin that makes long, unwieldy select boxes more user-friendly.
There are three methods to install libjs-chosen 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-chosen 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-chosen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-chosen
Install libjs-chosen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-chosen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-chosen
Install libjs-chosen 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-chosen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-chosen
How To Uninstall libjs-chosen on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-chosen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-chosen
Uninstall libjs-chosen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-chosen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-chosen
Remove libjs-chosen Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-chosen configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-chosen
Remove libjs-chosen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-chosen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-chosen
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-chosen package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
