How To Install libjs-emojify on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-emojify on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-emojify is JavaScript library converting Emoji keywords to images

Introduction

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

What is libjs-emojify

libjs-emojify is:

This JavaScript library provides methods to convert Emoji keywords to images.

Emoji Cheat Sheet: https://www.webpagefx.com/tools/emoji-cheat-sheet/

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-emojify

Install libjs-emojify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-emojify

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-emojify

How To Uninstall libjs-emojify on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-emojify

Uninstall libjs-emojify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-emojify

Remove libjs-emojify Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-emojify

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

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

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

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Summary

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