How To Install node-babel-plugin-external-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-babel-plugin-external-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04. node-babel-plugin-external-helpers is helper functions that’ll be placed at the top of the generated code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-babel-plugin-external-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-babel-plugin-external-helpers

node-babel-plugin-external-helpers 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-plugin-external-helpers 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-plugin-external-helpers 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-plugin-external-helpers using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-babel-plugin-external-helpers

Install node-babel-plugin-external-helpers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-babel-plugin-external-helpers

Install node-babel-plugin-external-helpers 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-plugin-external-helpers using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-babel-plugin-external-helpers

How To Uninstall node-babel-plugin-external-helpers on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-babel-plugin-external-helpers package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-babel-plugin-external-helpers

Uninstall node-babel-plugin-external-helpers And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-babel-plugin-external-helpers 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-plugin-external-helpers

Remove node-babel-plugin-external-helpers Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-babel-plugin-external-helpers

Remove node-babel-plugin-external-helpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-babel-plugin-external-helpers

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Summary

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