How To Install libjs-rainbow on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-rainbow on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-rainbow
libjs-rainbow is:
Rainbow is a code syntax highlighting library written in Javascript.
It was designed to be lightweight, easy to use, and extendable. Morever, it is completely themable via CSS.
There are three methods to install libjs-rainbow 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-rainbow 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-rainbow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-rainbow
Install libjs-rainbow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-rainbow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-rainbow
Install libjs-rainbow 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-rainbow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-rainbow
How To Uninstall libjs-rainbow on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-rainbow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-rainbow
Uninstall libjs-rainbow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-rainbow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-rainbow
Remove libjs-rainbow Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-rainbow configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-rainbow
Remove libjs-rainbow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-rainbow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-rainbow
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-rainbow package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
