How To Install libjs-prototype 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-prototype on Ubuntu.
What is libjs-prototype
libjs-prototype is:
Prototype is a JavaScript Framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications.
Featuring a unique, easy-to-use toolkit for class-driven development and the nicest Ajax library around, Prototype is quickly becoming the codebase of choice for web application developers everywhere.
There are three methods to install libjs-prototype 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-prototype 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-prototype using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-prototype
Install libjs-prototype Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-prototype using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-prototype
Install libjs-prototype 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-prototype using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-prototype
How To Uninstall libjs-prototype on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libjs-prototype package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-prototype
Uninstall libjs-prototype And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-prototype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-prototype
Remove libjs-prototype Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-prototype configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-prototype
Remove libjs-prototype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-prototype configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-prototype
Dependencies
libjs-prototype have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-prototype package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.