How To Install node-asn1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-asn1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-asn1
node-asn1 is:
Asn1.js is a pure javascript ASN.1 encoder and decoder. Currently BER encoding is supported.
Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) is an interface description language for defining data structures that can be serialized and deserialized in a standard, cross-platform way.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-asn1 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-asn1 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-asn1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-asn1
Install node-asn1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-asn1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-asn1
Install node-asn1 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-asn1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-asn1
How To Uninstall node-asn1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-asn1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-asn1
Uninstall node-asn1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-asn1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-asn1
Remove node-asn1 Configurations and Data
To remove node-asn1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-asn1
Remove node-asn1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-asn1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-asn1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-asn1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
