How To Install libjs-mochikit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-mochikit on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-mochikit is JavaScript library inspired by Python

Introduction

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

What is libjs-mochikit

libjs-mochikit is:

MochiKit is a highly documented and well tested suite of JavaScript libraries that will help you get things done, fast. It takes ideas from Python and Objective-C and adapts them to the world of JavaScript.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-mochikit

Install libjs-mochikit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-mochikit

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-mochikit

How To Uninstall libjs-mochikit on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-mochikit

Uninstall libjs-mochikit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-mochikit

Remove libjs-mochikit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-mochikit

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

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

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

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Summary

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