How To Install node-browser-pack on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-browser-pack on Ubuntu 18.04. node-browser-pack is pack node-style source files from a json stream into a browser bundle

Introduction

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

What is node-browser-pack

node-browser-pack is:

This module takes a JSON files as input describing a set of javascript files and outputs a javascript function descripting source code and dependencies.

This modules is part of Browserify is a JavaScript tool that allows developers to write Node.js-style modules that compile for use in the browser.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-browser-pack

Install node-browser-pack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-browser-pack

Install node-browser-pack 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-browser-pack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-browser-pack

How To Uninstall node-browser-pack on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-browser-pack

Uninstall node-browser-pack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-browser-pack

Remove node-browser-pack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-browser-pack

Remove node-browser-pack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-browser-pack

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Summary

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