How To Install libjs-xmlextras on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-xmlextras on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjs-xmlextras
libjs-xmlextras is:
The usage of XML inside the browser has been around for a while but not until lately has it been possible to get this to work in a satisfactory way in more than one browser. A while back Mozilla added support for creating MS compatible XML classes scriptable from JavaScript.
This script creates a common interface for Mozilla and IE and also extends the Mozilla classes a little to make them behave even more like the Microsoft interfaces.
There are three methods to install libjs-xmlextras 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-xmlextras 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-xmlextras using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-xmlextras
Install libjs-xmlextras Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-xmlextras using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-xmlextras
Install libjs-xmlextras 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-xmlextras using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-xmlextras
How To Uninstall libjs-xmlextras on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjs-xmlextras package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-xmlextras
Uninstall libjs-xmlextras And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-xmlextras and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-xmlextras
Remove libjs-xmlextras Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-xmlextras configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-xmlextras
Remove libjs-xmlextras configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-xmlextras configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-xmlextras
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-xmlextras package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.