How To Install node-d3-shape on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-d3-shape on Ubuntu 18.04. node-d3-shape is Graphical primitives for visualization, such as lines and areas

Introduction

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

What is node-d3-shape

node-d3-shape is:

Visualizations typically consist of discrete graphical marks, such as symbols, arcs, lines and areas. While the rectangles of a bar chart may be easy enough to generate directly using SVG or Canvas, other shapes are complex, such as rounded annular sectors and centripetal Catmull–Rom splines.

This module provides a variety of shape generators for your convenience.

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

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

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

Install node-d3-shape Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-d3-shape

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-d3-shape

How To Uninstall node-d3-shape on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-d3-shape

Uninstall node-d3-shape And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-d3-shape 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-shape

Remove node-d3-shape Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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