How to Install and Uninstall libmozjs185-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libmozjs185-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libmozjs185-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libmozjs185-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libmozjs185-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libmozjs185-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libmozjs185-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libmozjs185-dev
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 7839
Maintainer: Chris Coulson
Architecture: amd64
Source: mozjs
Version: 1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg-4.5
Depends: libmozjs185-1.0 (= 1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg-4.5), libnspr4-dev, libffi-dev
Filename: pool/universe/m/mozjs/libmozjs185-dev_1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg-4.5_amd64.deb
Size: 1566328
MD5sum: 8473b41f8b3deaf5625969b86bf53055
SHA1: c6a67ff53d86dde741c9de6f1a31b06c8d15d745
SHA256: 5bcd14964a74e41d9c0b8d77728280393aed6a8b5d598e3de8ce4720f263f4f3
Description-en: Spidermonkey javascript library - development headers
SpiderMonkey is the code-name for the Mozilla's C implementation of
JavaScript. It is intended to be embedded in other applications
that provide host environments for JavaScript.
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This package contains the header files and static library which is
needed for developing Spidermonkey embedders.
Description-md5: 21bab386427d71d9e621ecb5eba4cb6d
Homepage: http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu