How To Install node-path-root on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-path-root on Ubuntu 18.04. node-path-root is Get the root of a posix or windows filepath

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-path-root on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-path-root

node-path-root is:

Given a posix or windows filepath as a string, returns the matching filesystem root.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-path-root

Install node-path-root Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-path-root

Install node-path-root 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-path-root using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-path-root

How To Uninstall node-path-root on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-path-root

Uninstall node-path-root And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-path-root and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-path-root

Remove node-path-root Configurations and Data

To remove node-path-root configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-path-root

Remove node-path-root configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-path-root

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-path-root package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.