How To Install libjs-debug on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-debug on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-debug is small debugging utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-debug on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjs-debug

libjs-debug is:

libjs-debug provides a small debugging utility for the browser.

With this module you simply invoke the exported function to generate your debug function, passing it a name which will determine if a noop function is returned, or a decorated console.error, so all of the console format string goodies you’re used to work fine. A unique color is selected per-function for visibility.

The enable state is persisted in the localStorage.

There are three methods to install libjs-debug 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-debug 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-debug using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-debug

Install libjs-debug Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjs-debug using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjs-debug

Install libjs-debug 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-debug using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-debug

How To Uninstall libjs-debug on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjs-debug package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjs-debug

Uninstall libjs-debug And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjs-debug and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-debug

Remove libjs-debug Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-debug configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-debug

Remove libjs-debug configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjs-debug configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-debug

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-debug package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.