How To Install libjs-less-elements on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-less-elements on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-less-elements is set of basic mixins for the LESS CSS pre-processor

Introduction

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

What is libjs-less-elements

libjs-less-elements is:

lesselements is a set of basic mixins for the LESS CSS pre-processor. Most of these mixins focus on consolidating cross-browser prefixes into single, concise declarations. LESS Elements is not an extensive mixin library — just the essentials.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-less-elements

Install libjs-less-elements Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-less-elements

Install libjs-less-elements 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-less-elements using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-less-elements

How To Uninstall libjs-less-elements on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-less-elements

Uninstall libjs-less-elements And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-less-elements

Remove libjs-less-elements Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-less-elements

Remove libjs-less-elements configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-less-elements

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Summary

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