How To Install libjs-jstimezonedetect on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jstimezonedetect on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-jstimezonedetect is Finds the zone info key representing the timezone setting

Introduction

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

What is libjs-jstimezonedetect

libjs-jstimezonedetect is:

Returns the IANA zone info key for the devices timezone. This is useful for detecting the timezone of clients automatically without needing to prompt users.

It does not do geolocation and does not consider historical (before 2010) timezones.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-jstimezonedetect

Install libjs-jstimezonedetect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-jstimezonedetect

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-jstimezonedetect

How To Uninstall libjs-jstimezonedetect on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-jstimezonedetect

Uninstall libjs-jstimezonedetect And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-jstimezonedetect

Remove libjs-jstimezonedetect Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-jstimezonedetect

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

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

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

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Summary

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