How To Install node-flatted on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-flatted on Ubuntu 20.04. node-flatted is super light and fast circular JSON parser - Node library

Introduction

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

What is node-flatted

node-flatted is:

Flatted is a super light and fast circular JSON parser.

Works with all ECMAScript engines compatible with Map, Set, Object.keys, and Array.prototype.reduce, even if polyfilled.

Flatted is the direct successor of no longer maintained CircularJSON.

This package contains flatted usable with Nodejs.

There are three methods to install node-flatted 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-flatted 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-flatted using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-flatted

Install node-flatted Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-flatted

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-flatted

How To Uninstall node-flatted on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-flatted

Uninstall node-flatted And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-flatted

Remove node-flatted Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-flatted

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

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

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

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Summary

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