How To Install libjs-leaflet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-leaflet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-leaflet
libjs-leaflet is:
Leaflet is a modern JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. Weighing just about 27 KB of JS code, it has all the features most developers ever need for online maps.
Leaflet is designed with simplicity, performance and usability in mind. It works efficiently across all major desktop and mobile platforms out of the box, taking advantage of HTML5 and CSS3 on modern browsers while still being accessible on older ones. It can be extended with many plugins, has a beautiful, easy to use and well-documented API and a simple, readable source code that is a joy to contribute to.
There are three methods to install libjs-leaflet 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-leaflet 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-leaflet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-leaflet
Install libjs-leaflet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-leaflet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-leaflet
Install libjs-leaflet 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-leaflet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-leaflet
How To Uninstall libjs-leaflet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-leaflet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-leaflet
Uninstall libjs-leaflet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-leaflet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-leaflet
Remove libjs-leaflet Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-leaflet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-leaflet
Remove libjs-leaflet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-leaflet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-leaflet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-leaflet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
