How To Install node-vasync on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-vasync on Ubuntu 20.04. node-vasync is Utilities for observable asynchronous control flow

Introduction

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

What is node-vasync

node-vasync is:

This module provides several functions for asynchronous control flow. This one’s claim to fame is improved debuggability.

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

Its a dependency of node-ldapjs

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-vasync

Install node-vasync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-vasync

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-vasync

How To Uninstall node-vasync on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-vasync

Uninstall node-vasync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-vasync

Remove node-vasync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-vasync

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

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

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

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Summary

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