How To Install node-buffer-shims on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-buffer-shims on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-buffer-shims
node-buffer-shims is:
Functions to make sure the new buffer methods work in older browsers.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-buffer-shims 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-buffer-shims 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-buffer-shims using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-buffer-shims
Install node-buffer-shims Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-buffer-shims using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-buffer-shims
Install node-buffer-shims 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-buffer-shims using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-buffer-shims
How To Uninstall node-buffer-shims on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-buffer-shims package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-buffer-shims
Uninstall node-buffer-shims And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-buffer-shims and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-buffer-shims
Remove node-buffer-shims Configurations and Data
To remove node-buffer-shims configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-buffer-shims
Remove node-buffer-shims configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-buffer-shims configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-buffer-shims
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-buffer-shims package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
