How To Install node-babylon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-babylon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-babylon
node-babylon is:
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There are three methods to install node-babylon 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-babylon 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-babylon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-babylon
Install node-babylon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-babylon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-babylon
Install node-babylon 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-babylon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-babylon
How To Uninstall node-babylon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-babylon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-babylon
Uninstall node-babylon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-babylon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-babylon
Remove node-babylon Configurations and Data
To remove node-babylon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-babylon
Remove node-babylon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-babylon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-babylon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-babylon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
