How To Install node-babel-core on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-babel-core on Ubuntu 18.04. node-babel-core is Babel compiler core.

Introduction

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

What is node-babel-core

node-babel-core is:

Babel is a JavaScript compiler to use next generation JavaScript, today.

ES2015 and beyond: Babel has support for the latest version of JavaScript through syntax transformers. These plugins allow you to use new syntax, right now without waiting for browser support.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-babel-core

Install node-babel-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-babel-core

Install node-babel-core 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-babel-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-babel-core

How To Uninstall node-babel-core on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-babel-core

Uninstall node-babel-core And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-babel-core

Remove node-babel-core Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-babel-core

Remove node-babel-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-babel-core

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Summary

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