How To Install libjs-flot on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-flot on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-flot is transitional dummy package

Introduction

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

What is libjs-flot

libjs-flot is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-flot

Install libjs-flot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-flot

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-flot

How To Uninstall libjs-flot on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-flot

Uninstall libjs-flot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-flot

Remove libjs-flot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-flot

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

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

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

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Summary

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