How To Install node-del on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-del on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-del
node-del is:
This module is similar to rimraf, but with a Promise API and support for multiple files and globbing. It also protects you against deleting the current working directory and above.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-del 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-del 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-del using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-del
Install node-del Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-del using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-del
Install node-del 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-del using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-del
How To Uninstall node-del on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-del package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-del
Uninstall node-del And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-del and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-del
Remove node-del Configurations and Data
To remove node-del configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-del
Remove node-del configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-del configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-del
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-del package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
