How To Install node-ansistyles on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ansistyles on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-ansistyles
node-ansistyles is:
Functions that surround a string with ansistyle codes so it prints in style.
This library is a dependency of npm, Node.js package manager.
In case you need colors, have a look at ansicolors.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-ansistyles 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-ansistyles 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-ansistyles using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-ansistyles
Install node-ansistyles Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-ansistyles using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-ansistyles
Install node-ansistyles 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-ansistyles using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-ansistyles
How To Uninstall node-ansistyles on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-ansistyles package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-ansistyles
Uninstall node-ansistyles And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-ansistyles and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-ansistyles
Remove node-ansistyles Configurations and Data
To remove node-ansistyles configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-ansistyles
Remove node-ansistyles configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-ansistyles configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-ansistyles
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ansistyles package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
