How To Install node-address on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-address on Ubuntu 18.04. node-address is Get current machine IP, MAC and DNS servers

Introduction

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

What is node-address

node-address is:

DNS servers are read from /etc/resolv.conf.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-address

Install node-address Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-address

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-address

How To Uninstall node-address on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-address

Uninstall node-address And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-address

Remove node-address Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-address

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

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

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

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Summary

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