How To Install libjs-simple-fmt on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-simple-fmt on Ubuntu 18.04. libjs-simple-fmt is maximally minimal string formatting library (JavaScript lib)

Introduction

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

What is libjs-simple-fmt

libjs-simple-fmt is:

Maximally minimal string formatting library, to make code more readable compared to plain old string concatenation using ‘+’.

This package contains the library for in-browser use.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-simple-fmt

Install libjs-simple-fmt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-simple-fmt

Install libjs-simple-fmt 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-simple-fmt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-simple-fmt

How To Uninstall libjs-simple-fmt on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-simple-fmt

Uninstall libjs-simple-fmt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-simple-fmt

Remove libjs-simple-fmt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-simple-fmt

Remove libjs-simple-fmt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-simple-fmt

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Summary

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