How To Install node-deep-equal on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-deep-equal on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-deep-equal
node-deep-equal is:
Node’s assert.deepEqual() algorithm as a standalone module.
This module is around 5 times faster than wrapping assert.deepEqual() in a try/catch.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-deep-equal 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-deep-equal 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-deep-equal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-deep-equal
Install node-deep-equal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-deep-equal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-deep-equal
Install node-deep-equal 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-deep-equal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-deep-equal
How To Uninstall node-deep-equal on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-deep-equal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-deep-equal
Uninstall node-deep-equal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-deep-equal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-deep-equal
Remove node-deep-equal Configurations and Data
To remove node-deep-equal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-deep-equal
Remove node-deep-equal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-deep-equal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-deep-equal
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-deep-equal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
