How To Install node-body-parser on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-body-parser on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-body-parser
node-body-parser is:
body-parser is a Node.js module which provides connect middleware for parsing HTTP request bodies. It supports JSON and urlencoded formats and does not support multipart requests.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-body-parser 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-body-parser 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-body-parser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-body-parser
Install node-body-parser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-body-parser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-body-parser
Install node-body-parser 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-body-parser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-body-parser
How To Uninstall node-body-parser on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-body-parser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-body-parser
Uninstall node-body-parser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-body-parser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-body-parser
Remove node-body-parser Configurations and Data
To remove node-body-parser configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-body-parser
Remove node-body-parser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-body-parser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-body-parser
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-body-parser package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.