How To Install node-brorand on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-brorand on Ubuntu 18.04. node-brorand is Random number generator for browsers and node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-brorand

node-brorand is:

This script can generate Random numbers for browsers and node.js This script is a dependency of browserify

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-brorand

Install node-brorand Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-brorand

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-brorand

How To Uninstall node-brorand on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-brorand

Uninstall node-brorand And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-brorand

Remove node-brorand Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-brorand

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

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

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

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Summary

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