How To Install node-cookiejar on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-cookiejar on Ubuntu 18.04. node-cookiejar is simple persistent cookiejar system - Node.js module

Introduction

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

What is node-cookiejar

node-cookiejar is:

This package contains a simple and robust cookie library.

The following classes are included:

  • CookieAccessInfo: determines matching qualities of a cookie
  • Cookie: turns parameter into a Cookie
  • CookieJar: class to hold numerous cookies from multiple domains correctly

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-cookiejar

Install node-cookiejar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-cookiejar

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-cookiejar

How To Uninstall node-cookiejar on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-cookiejar

Uninstall node-cookiejar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-cookiejar

Remove node-cookiejar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-cookiejar

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

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

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

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Summary

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