How To Install node-babel-types on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-babel-types on Ubuntu 18.04. node-babel-types is lodash-esque utility library for AST nodes

Introduction

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

What is node-babel-types

node-babel-types 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-types 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-types 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-types using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install node-babel-types Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-babel-types

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-babel-types

How To Uninstall node-babel-types on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-babel-types

Uninstall node-babel-types And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-babel-types 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-types

Remove node-babel-types Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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