How to Install and Uninstall libmozjs-78-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 09,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libmozjs-78-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libmozjs-78-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libmozjs-78-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libmozjs-78-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libmozjs-78-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the libmozjs-78-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libmozjs-78-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 78.15.0-4ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: mozjs78
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 38668
Depends: libmozjs-78-0 (= 78.15.0-4ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libstdc++6 (>= 12), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mozjs78/libmozjs-78-dev_78.15.0-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 10261466
MD5sum: be2a11d712511bb4736dea3799c95d6e
SHA1: 559e5f352139a5fe28f518e9aa6de715c116c3e6
SHA256: a368ae1f380515582ad57a267dc52a455d4c581092e1356956fbd24af594517a
SHA512: 259c1f0829457eebece0b5f4d52585d8ede21023e8daca491bf6f322178c73e2017bd9ba295c80014af3514fbfce52ec2a3f0fb9e605bc238b591d0d37da6aa7
Homepage: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/SpiderMonkey
Description: SpiderMonkey JavaScript library - development headers
Description-md5: c76a055b4feb8f29a549fddecb1c771a