How To Install node-dateformat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-dateformat on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-dateformat
node-dateformat is:
Although JavaScript provides a bunch of methods for getting and setting parts of a date object, it lacks a simple way to format dates and times according to a user-specified mask. This module try to fill that gap.
This package contains dateformat usable with Node.
There are three methods to install node-dateformat 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-dateformat 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-dateformat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-dateformat
Install node-dateformat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-dateformat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-dateformat
Install node-dateformat 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-dateformat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-dateformat
How To Uninstall node-dateformat on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-dateformat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-dateformat
Uninstall node-dateformat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-dateformat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-dateformat
Remove node-dateformat Configurations and Data
To remove node-dateformat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-dateformat
Remove node-dateformat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-dateformat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-dateformat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-dateformat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
