How To Install libjs-es5-shim on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-es5-shim on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-es5-shim
libjs-es5-shim is:
The es5-shim library monkey-patches a JavaScript context to contain all ECMAScript 5 methods that can be faithfully emulated with a legacy JavaScript engine.
The es5-sham part tries to complete the picture as best as possible, but for those methods the result is not as close and mostly intends to avoid runtime errors : in many cases it might just silently fail.
There are three methods to install libjs-es5-shim 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-es5-shim 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-es5-shim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-es5-shim
Install libjs-es5-shim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-es5-shim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-es5-shim
Install libjs-es5-shim 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-es5-shim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-es5-shim
How To Uninstall libjs-es5-shim on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-es5-shim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-es5-shim
Uninstall libjs-es5-shim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-es5-shim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-es5-shim
Remove libjs-es5-shim Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-es5-shim configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-es5-shim
Remove libjs-es5-shim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-es5-shim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-es5-shim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-es5-shim package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.