How To Install libjs-jquery-datatables on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jquery-datatables on Debian 11.
What is libjs-jquery-datatables
libjs-jquery-datatables is:
DataTables is a plug-in for the jQuery Javascript library. It is a highly flexible tool, based upon the foundations of progressive enhancement, which will add advanced interaction controls such as variable length pagination or on-the-fly filtering to any HTML table.
There are three methods to install libjs-jquery-datatables on Debian 11. 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-jquery-datatables 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-jquery-datatables using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-jquery-datatables
Install libjs-jquery-datatables Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-jquery-datatables using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-jquery-datatables
Install libjs-jquery-datatables 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-jquery-datatables using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-jquery-datatables
How To Uninstall libjs-jquery-datatables on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libjs-jquery-datatables package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-jquery-datatables
Uninstall libjs-jquery-datatables And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-jquery-datatables and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-jquery-datatables
Remove libjs-jquery-datatables Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-jquery-datatables configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-jquery-datatables
Remove libjs-jquery-datatables configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-jquery-datatables configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-jquery-datatables
Dependencies
libjs-jquery-datatables have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jquery-datatables package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
