How To Install node-deps-sort on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-deps-sort on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-deps-sort
node-deps-sort is:
This modules sort the Node.js modules depends list in a deterministic order allowing ones to create deterministic browserified programs.
Browserify is a JavaScript tool that allows developers to write Node.js-style modules that compile for use in the browser.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-deps-sort 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-deps-sort 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-deps-sort using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-deps-sort
Install node-deps-sort Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-deps-sort using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-deps-sort
Install node-deps-sort 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-deps-sort using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-deps-sort
How To Uninstall node-deps-sort on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-deps-sort package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-deps-sort
Uninstall node-deps-sort And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-deps-sort and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-deps-sort
Remove node-deps-sort Configurations and Data
To remove node-deps-sort configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-deps-sort
Remove node-deps-sort configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-deps-sort configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-deps-sort
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-deps-sort package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
