How To Install node-catty on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-catty on Ubuntu 20.04. node-catty is source file concatenator for Mapshaper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-catty on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is node-catty

node-catty is:

Catty is the source file concatenator for Mapshaper.

Some features:

  • Each source file lists its dependencies in a formatted comment. There is no manifest, unlike some other tools.
  • Concatenated files are (optionally) wrapped in a self-executing function, to protect the global namespace.
  • Catty can monitor source files and regenerate output files when a required source file changes.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-catty on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-catty 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-catty using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-catty

Install node-catty Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-catty using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-catty

Install node-catty 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-catty using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-catty

How To Uninstall node-catty on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the node-catty package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-catty

Uninstall node-catty And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-catty and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-catty

Remove node-catty Configurations and Data

To remove node-catty configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-catty

Remove node-catty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-catty configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-catty

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-catty package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.