How To Install sassc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sassc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sassc
sassc is:
SassC is a C/C++ port of the Sass engine. The point is to be simple, fast, and easy to integrate.
Sass is a pre-processing language for CSS. It allows you to write cleaner stylesheets and makes collaboration on your CSS a breeze.
There are three methods to install sassc 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 sassc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sassc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sassc
Install sassc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sassc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sassc
Install sassc 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 sassc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sassc
How To Uninstall sassc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sassc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sassc
Uninstall sassc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sassc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sassc
Remove sassc Configurations and Data
To remove sassc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sassc
Remove sassc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sassc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sassc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sassc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
