How to install qjs on Debian

Small and embeddable JavaScript engine

Vendor: GetPageSpeed LLC https://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjs

Availability

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Debian 13 (trixie) Base 0.12.0
Debian 12 (bookworm) Base 0.12.0

Description

QuickJS-NG is an actively maintained fork of QuickJS. It supports the ES2023 specification, including modules, asynchronous generators, proxies, and BigInt. This package provides the qjs runtime and qjsc bytecode compiler.

Built for Debian.

Install

Base Debian 12, 13

qjs on Debian 12 (bookworm), 13 (trixie)

curl -fsSL https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.deb -o /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
rm /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y qjs

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install qjs on Debian?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the qjs package with your system package manager.

Which Debian versions is qjs available for?

qjs is available for Debian 12, 13.

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