How To Install node-batch on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-batch on Ubuntu 18.04. node-batch is batch with concurrency control and progress events - Node.js module

Introduction

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

What is node-batch

node-batch is:

This module allows parallel execution of async functions, with control over concurrency, and reporting through progress events.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-batch

Install node-batch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-batch

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-batch

How To Uninstall node-batch on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-batch

Uninstall node-batch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-batch

Remove node-batch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-batch

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

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

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

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Summary

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