How To Install libjs-jquery-tipsy on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jquery-tipsy on Ubuntu 20.04. libjs-jquery-tipsy is jQuery Facebook-style tooltip plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jquery-tipsy on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libjs-jquery-tipsy

libjs-jquery-tipsy is:

Tipsy is a jQuery plugin for creating a Facebook-like tooltips effect based on an anchor tag’s title attribute.

There are three methods to install libjs-jquery-tipsy on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-jquery-tipsy 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-jquery-tipsy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-jquery-tipsy

Install libjs-jquery-tipsy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-jquery-tipsy

Install libjs-jquery-tipsy 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-jquery-tipsy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-jquery-tipsy

How To Uninstall libjs-jquery-tipsy on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-jquery-tipsy

Uninstall libjs-jquery-tipsy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjs-jquery-tipsy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-jquery-tipsy

Remove libjs-jquery-tipsy Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-jquery-tipsy configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-jquery-tipsy

Remove libjs-jquery-tipsy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-jquery-tipsy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-jquery-tipsy package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.