How To Install node-posix-getopt on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-posix-getopt on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is node-posix-getopt
node-posix-getopt is:
It implements the POSIX getopt() function for Node.js, hence a functional interface for option parsing.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-posix-getopt 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-posix-getopt 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-posix-getopt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-posix-getopt
Install node-posix-getopt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-posix-getopt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-posix-getopt
Install node-posix-getopt 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-posix-getopt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-posix-getopt
How To Uninstall node-posix-getopt on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the node-posix-getopt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-posix-getopt
Uninstall node-posix-getopt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-posix-getopt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-posix-getopt
Remove node-posix-getopt Configurations and Data
To remove node-posix-getopt configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-posix-getopt
Remove node-posix-getopt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-posix-getopt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-posix-getopt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-posix-getopt package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
