How To Install node-coa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-coa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-coa
node-coa is:
COA is a parser for command line options that aim to get maximum profit from formalization of your program API. Once you write definition in terms of commands, options and arguments you automatically get:
- Command line help text
- Program API for use COA-based programs as modules
- Shell completion
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-coa 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-coa 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-coa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-coa
Install node-coa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-coa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-coa
Install node-coa 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-coa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-coa
How To Uninstall node-coa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-coa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-coa
Uninstall node-coa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-coa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-coa
Remove node-coa Configurations and Data
To remove node-coa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-coa
Remove node-coa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-coa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-coa
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-coa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
