How To Install node-astw on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-astw on Ubuntu 18.04. node-astw is walk the ast with references to parent nodes

Introduction

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

What is node-astw

node-astw is:

This package walk AST (abstract tree) and track parents nodes without doing source transform.

It is a dependency of Browserify is a JavaScript tool that allows developers to write Node.js-style modules that compile for use in the browser.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-astw

Install node-astw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-astw

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-astw

How To Uninstall node-astw on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-astw

Uninstall node-astw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-astw

Remove node-astw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-astw

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

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

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

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Summary

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