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