How To Install node-p-locate on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-p-locate on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-p-locate
node-p-locate is:
Get the first fulfilled promise that satisfies the provided testing function.
Array.prototype.find(): The find() method returns the value of the first element in the array that satisfies the provided testing function. p-locate is async version of this function.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-p-locate 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-p-locate 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-p-locate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-p-locate
Install node-p-locate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-p-locate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-p-locate
Install node-p-locate 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-p-locate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-p-locate
How To Uninstall node-p-locate on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-p-locate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-p-locate
Uninstall node-p-locate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-p-locate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-p-locate
Remove node-p-locate Configurations and Data
To remove node-p-locate configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-p-locate
Remove node-p-locate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-p-locate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-p-locate
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-p-locate package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
