How To Install node-difflet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-difflet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-difflet
node-difflet is:
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-difflet 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-difflet 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-difflet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-difflet
Install node-difflet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-difflet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-difflet
Install node-difflet 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-difflet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-difflet
How To Uninstall node-difflet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-difflet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-difflet
Uninstall node-difflet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-difflet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-difflet
Remove node-difflet Configurations and Data
To remove node-difflet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-difflet
Remove node-difflet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-difflet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-difflet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-difflet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
