How To Install libjs-chai on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-chai on Ubuntu.
What is libjs-chai
libjs-chai is:
Chai is a BDD / TDD assertion library for Node.js and the browser that can be delightfully paired with any javascript testing framework. This library is test framework agnostic.
Test-driven development (TDD) is a software development process that relies on the repetition of a very short development cycle: requirements are turned into very specific test cases, then the software is improved to pass the new tests
BDD of Behavior-Driven Development is an extension of test-driven development that makes use of a simple, domain-specific scripting language (DSL). These DSLs convert structured natural language statements into executable tests.
This package includes the browser specific files.
There are three methods to install libjs-chai on Ubuntu. 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-chai 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-chai using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-chai
Install libjs-chai Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-chai using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-chai
Install libjs-chai 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-chai using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-chai
How To Uninstall libjs-chai on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libjs-chai package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-chai
Uninstall libjs-chai And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-chai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-chai
Remove libjs-chai Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-chai configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-chai
Remove libjs-chai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-chai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-chai
Dependencies
libjs-chai have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-chai package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.