How To Install node-acorn-jsx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-acorn-jsx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-acorn-jsx
node-acorn-jsx is:
This pure javascript module based on node-acorn parses JSX file.
JSX, a JavaScript extension syntax allowing quoting of HTML and using HTML tag syntax to render subcomponents. This new syntax is intended to be used by preprocessors (i.e., transpilers like Babel) to transform HTML-like text found in JavaScript files into standard JavaScript objects that a JavaScript engine will parse.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-acorn-jsx on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install node-acorn-jsx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install node-acorn-jsx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-acorn-jsx
Install node-acorn-jsx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-acorn-jsx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-acorn-jsx
Install node-acorn-jsx 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 node-acorn-jsx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-acorn-jsx
How To Uninstall node-acorn-jsx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-acorn-jsx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-acorn-jsx
Uninstall node-acorn-jsx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-acorn-jsx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-acorn-jsx
Remove node-acorn-jsx Configurations and Data
To remove node-acorn-jsx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-acorn-jsx
Remove node-acorn-jsx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-acorn-jsx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-acorn-jsx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-acorn-jsx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
