How To Install libjs-prettify on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-prettify on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-prettify
libjs-prettify is:
A Javascript module and CSS file that allows syntax highlighting of source code snippets in an html page.
Features:
- Works on HTML pages
- Works even if code contains embedded links, line numbers, etc.
- Simple API : include some JS&CSS and add an onload handler.
- Customizable styles via CSS. See the themes gallery
- Supports all C-like, Bash-like, and XML-like languages.
- Extensible language handlers for other languages.
- Widely used with good cross-browser support.
There are three methods to install libjs-prettify 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-prettify 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-prettify using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-prettify
Install libjs-prettify Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-prettify using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-prettify
Install libjs-prettify 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-prettify using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-prettify
How To Uninstall libjs-prettify on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-prettify package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-prettify
Uninstall libjs-prettify And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-prettify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-prettify
Remove libjs-prettify Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-prettify configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-prettify
Remove libjs-prettify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-prettify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-prettify
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-prettify package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
