How To Install libjs-slick on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-slick on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-slick
libjs-slick is:
slick is a responsive carousel jQuery plugin that supports multiple breakpoints, CSS3 transitions, touch events/swiping and much more.
Features:
- Fully responsive. Scales with its container.
- Separate settings per breakpoint
- Uses CSS3 when available. Fully functional when not.
- Swipe enabled. Or disabled, if you prefer.
- Desktop mouse dragging
- Infinite looping.
- Fully accessible with arrow key navigation
- Add, remove, filter and unfilter slides
- Autoplay, dots, arrows, callbacks…
There are three methods to install libjs-slick 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-slick 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-slick using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-slick
Install libjs-slick Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-slick using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-slick
Install libjs-slick 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-slick using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-slick
How To Uninstall libjs-slick on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-slick package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-slick
Uninstall libjs-slick And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-slick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-slick
Remove libjs-slick Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-slick configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-slick
Remove libjs-slick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-slick configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-slick
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-slick package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
