How To Install node-d3-collection on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-d3-collection on Ubuntu 18.04. node-d3-collection is Handy data structures for elements keyed by string

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-d3-collection on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-d3-collection

node-d3-collection is:

A common data type in JavaScript is the associative array, or more simply the object, which has a set of named properties. The standard mechanism for iterating over the keys (or property names) in an associative array is the for…in loop. However, note that the iteration order is undefined.

D3 provides several methods for converting associative arrays to standard arrays with numeric indexes.

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

There are three methods to install node-d3-collection 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-d3-collection 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-d3-collection using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-d3-collection

Install node-d3-collection Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-d3-collection using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-d3-collection

Install node-d3-collection 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-d3-collection using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-d3-collection

How To Uninstall node-d3-collection on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-d3-collection package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-d3-collection

Uninstall node-d3-collection And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-d3-collection and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-d3-collection

Remove node-d3-collection Configurations and Data

To remove node-d3-collection configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-d3-collection

Remove node-d3-collection configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-d3-collection configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-d3-collection

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-d3-collection package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.