How To Install libjs-iscroll on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-iscroll on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-iscroll
libjs-iscroll is:
iScroll is a high performance, small footprint, dependency free, multi-platform javascript scroller.
It works on desktop, mobile and smart TV. It has been vigorously optimized for performance and size so to offer the smoothest result on modern and old devices alike.
iScroll does not just scroll. It can handle any element that needs to be moved with user interaction. It adds scrolling, zooming, panning, infinite scrolling, parallax scrolling, carousels to your projects and manages to do that in just 4kb. Give it a broom and it will also clean up your office.
There are three methods to install libjs-iscroll 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-iscroll 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-iscroll using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-iscroll
Install libjs-iscroll Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-iscroll using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-iscroll
Install libjs-iscroll 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-iscroll using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-iscroll
How To Uninstall libjs-iscroll on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-iscroll package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-iscroll
Uninstall libjs-iscroll And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-iscroll and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-iscroll
Remove libjs-iscroll Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-iscroll configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-iscroll
Remove libjs-iscroll configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-iscroll configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-iscroll
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-iscroll package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
