How To Install closure-linter on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install closure-linter on Ubuntu 18.04. closure-linter is Closure Linter for JavaScript

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install closure-linter on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is closure-linter

closure-linter is:

The Closure Linter is a utility that checks JavaScript files for style issues such as operator placement, missing semicolons, spacing, the presence of JsDoc annotations, and more.

There are three methods to install closure-linter 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 closure-linter Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install closure-linter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install closure-linter

Install closure-linter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install closure-linter

Install closure-linter 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 closure-linter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install closure-linter

How To Uninstall closure-linter on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the closure-linter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove closure-linter

Uninstall closure-linter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall closure-linter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove closure-linter

Remove closure-linter Configurations and Data

To remove closure-linter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge closure-linter

Remove closure-linter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge closure-linter

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install closure-linter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.