How To Install libjs-jquery-nicescroll on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jquery-nicescroll on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-jquery-nicescroll is jquery plugin, for nice scrollbars

Introduction

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

What is libjs-jquery-nicescroll

libjs-jquery-nicescroll is:

jquery plugin, for nice scrollbars with a very similar ios/mobile style.

Easy-to-use solution to have a custom scrollbars compatble with destkop, tablet and phone devices.

It supports DIVs, IFrames, textarea, and document page (body) scrollbars.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-jquery-nicescroll

Install libjs-jquery-nicescroll Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-jquery-nicescroll

Install libjs-jquery-nicescroll 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-jquery-nicescroll using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-jquery-nicescroll

How To Uninstall libjs-jquery-nicescroll on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-jquery-nicescroll

Uninstall libjs-jquery-nicescroll And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-jquery-nicescroll

Remove libjs-jquery-nicescroll Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-jquery-nicescroll

Remove libjs-jquery-nicescroll configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-jquery-nicescroll

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Summary

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