How To Install libjs-prettify 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-prettify on Ubuntu.

What is libjs-prettify

libjs-prettify is:

A Javascript module and CSS file that allows syntax highlighting of source code snippets in an html page.

Features:

• Works on HTML pages
• Works even if code contains embedded links, line numbers, etc.
• Simple API : include some JS&CSS and add an onload handler.
• Customizable styles via CSS. See the themes gallery
• Supports all C-like, Bash-like, and XML-like languages.
• Extensible language handlers for other languages.
• Widely used with good cross-browser support.

There are three methods to install libjs-prettify 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-prettify 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-prettify using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-prettify

Install libjs-prettify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-prettify

Install libjs-prettify 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-prettify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-prettify

How To Uninstall libjs-prettify on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-prettify

Uninstall libjs-prettify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-prettify

Remove libjs-prettify Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-prettify

Remove libjs-prettify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-prettify

Dependencies

libjs-prettify have the following dependencies:

References

• libjs-prettify website

Summary

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