How To Install node-call-limit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-call-limit on Ubuntu 18.04. node-call-limit is Limit the number of simultaneous calls to an async function

Introduction

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

What is node-call-limit

node-call-limit is:

This module can also be used with promise returning functions to limit the number of simultaneous calls. When the number of calls go beyond the limit set by this module, they get queued and called when the previous call completes.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-call-limit

Install node-call-limit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-call-limit

Install node-call-limit 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-call-limit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-call-limit

How To Uninstall node-call-limit on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-call-limit

Uninstall node-call-limit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-call-limit

Remove node-call-limit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-call-limit

Remove node-call-limit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-call-limit

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Summary

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