How To Install libjs-fetch on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-fetch on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-fetch
libjs-fetch is:
The fetch() function is a Promise-based mechanism for programmatically making web requests in the browser. This project is a polyfill that implements a subset of the standard Fetch specification, enough to make fetch a viable replacement for most uses of XMLHttpRequest in traditional web applications.
There are three methods to install libjs-fetch 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-fetch 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-fetch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-fetch
Install libjs-fetch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-fetch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-fetch
Install libjs-fetch 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-fetch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-fetch
How To Uninstall libjs-fetch on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-fetch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-fetch
Uninstall libjs-fetch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-fetch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-fetch
Remove libjs-fetch Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-fetch configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-fetch
Remove libjs-fetch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-fetch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-fetch
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-fetch package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
