How To Install node-chainsaw on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-chainsaw on Ubuntu 18.04. node-chainsaw is Node.js module to build chainable fluent interfaces

Introduction

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

What is node-chainsaw

node-chainsaw is:

With this meta-module you can write modules with chainable interfaces.

Chainsaw takes care of all of the boring details and simplifies the nested flow control.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-chainsaw

Install node-chainsaw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-chainsaw

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-chainsaw

How To Uninstall node-chainsaw on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-chainsaw

Uninstall node-chainsaw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-chainsaw

Remove node-chainsaw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-chainsaw

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

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

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

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Summary

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