How To Install libjs-events on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-events on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-events is Node EventEmitter

Introduction

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

What is libjs-events

libjs-events is:

Base class for Events in the NodeJS framework.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-events

Install libjs-events Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-events

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-events

How To Uninstall libjs-events on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-events

Uninstall libjs-events And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-events

Remove libjs-events Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-events

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

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

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

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Summary

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