How to install qjs on Ubuntu

Small and embeddable JavaScript engine

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

Availability

Compare package tracks by distribution and architecture. Checkmarks show the architectures available in each repository channel.

Distro	Channel	amd64	Version
Ubuntu 26.04 (resolute)	Base		0.12.0
Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)	Base		0.12.0
Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy)	Base		0.12.0
Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)	Base		0.12.0
Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)	NGINX mainline	—	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 Ubuntu.

Install

Base Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04

qjs on Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), 22.04 (jammy), 24.04 (noble), 26.04 (resolute)

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

NGINX mainline Ubuntu 20.04

qjs on Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)

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 getpagespeed-extras-channel mainline
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y qjs

Frequently asked questions

How do I install qjs on Ubuntu?

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

Which Ubuntu versions is qjs available for?

qjs is available for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04.