How To Install slimit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slimit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is slimit
slimit is:
SlimIt is a JavaScript minifier written in Python. It compiles JavaScript into more compact code so that it downloads and runs faster.
SlimIt also provides a library that includes a JavaScript parser, lexer, pretty printer and a tree visitor.
This package contains the executable.
There are three methods to install slimit 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 slimit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install slimit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slimit
Install slimit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slimit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slimit
Install slimit 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 slimit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slimit
How To Uninstall slimit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the slimit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slimit
Uninstall slimit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slimit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slimit
Remove slimit Configurations and Data
To remove slimit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slimit
Remove slimit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slimit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slimit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slimit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
