How To Install libjs-openlayers on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-openlayers on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-openlayers
libjs-openlayers is:
OpenLayers is a pure JavaScript library for displaying map data in most modern web browsers, with no server-side dependencies.
OpenLayers implements a JavaScript API for building rich web-based geographic applications, similar to the Google Maps and MSN Virtual Earth APIs.
There are three methods to install libjs-openlayers 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-openlayers 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-openlayers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-openlayers
Install libjs-openlayers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-openlayers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-openlayers
Install libjs-openlayers 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-openlayers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-openlayers
How To Uninstall libjs-openlayers on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-openlayers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-openlayers
Uninstall libjs-openlayers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-openlayers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-openlayers
Remove libjs-openlayers Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-openlayers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-openlayers
Remove libjs-openlayers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-openlayers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-openlayers
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-openlayers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
