How To Install libjs-xterm on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-xterm on Ubuntu 22.04. libjs-xterm is terminal front-end component for the browser - browser library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-xterm on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libjs-xterm

libjs-xterm is:

Xterm.js is a terminal front-end component written in JavaScript that works in the browser.

It enables applications to provide fully featured terminals to their users and create great development experiences.

Features:

  • Text-based application support: Use xterm.js to work with applications like bash, git etc.
  • Curses-based application support: Use xterm.js to work with applications like vim, tmux etc.
  • Mouse events support: Xterm.js captures mouse events like click and scroll and passes them to the terminal’s back-end controlling process
  • CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) character support: Xterm.js renders CJK characters seamlessly
  • IME support: Insert international (including CJK) characters using IME input with your keyboard
  • Self-contained library: Xterm.js works on its own. It does not require any external libraries like jQuery or React to work
  • Modular, event-based API: Lets you build addons and themes with ease

This package contains the standalone packed library suitable for running in a web browser.

There are three methods to install libjs-xterm on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-xterm 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-xterm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-xterm

Install libjs-xterm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-xterm

Install libjs-xterm 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-xterm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-xterm

How To Uninstall libjs-xterm on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-xterm

Uninstall libjs-xterm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjs-xterm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-xterm

Remove libjs-xterm Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-xterm configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-xterm

Remove libjs-xterm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-xterm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-xterm package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.