How To Install node-compression on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-compression on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-compression
node-compression is:
This package provides an express middleware for handling HTTP response compression using gzip or deflate.
Express is a web application framework for Node.js.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-compression 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-compression 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-compression using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-compression
Install node-compression Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-compression using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-compression
Install node-compression 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-compression using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-compression
How To Uninstall node-compression on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-compression package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-compression
Uninstall node-compression And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-compression and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-compression
Remove node-compression Configurations and Data
To remove node-compression configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-compression
Remove node-compression configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-compression configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-compression
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-compression package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
