How To Install libjs-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-websocket
libjs-websocket is:
An implementation of the WebSocket API for NodeJS.
This is the code for using the API in the browser, where a WebSocket implementation is already present.
There are three methods to install libjs-websocket 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-websocket 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-websocket using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-websocket
Install libjs-websocket Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-websocket using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-websocket
Install libjs-websocket 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-websocket using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-websocket
How To Uninstall libjs-websocket on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-websocket package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-websocket
Uninstall libjs-websocket And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-websocket and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-websocket
Remove libjs-websocket Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-websocket configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-websocket
Remove libjs-websocket configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-websocket configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-websocket
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-websocket package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
