How To Install ruby-execjs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-execjs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-execjs
ruby-execjs is:
ExecJS lets you run JavaScript code from Ruby. It can use several different JavaScript runtimes..
This package is used by others (e.g. ruby-uglifier and ruby-coffee-script) to run code written in JavaScript.
There are three methods to install ruby-execjs 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 ruby-execjs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-execjs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-execjs
Install ruby-execjs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-execjs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-execjs
Install ruby-execjs 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 ruby-execjs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-execjs
How To Uninstall ruby-execjs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-execjs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-execjs
Uninstall ruby-execjs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-execjs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-execjs
Remove ruby-execjs Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-execjs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-execjs
Remove ruby-execjs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-execjs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-execjs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-execjs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
