How To Install node-dot on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-dot on Ubuntu 18.04. node-dot is Concise and fast javascript templating

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-dot on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-dot

node-dot is:

This library provides concise and fast javascript templating compatible with nodejs and other javascript environments.

This library is a build dependency of ajv, a JSON Schema Validator.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-dot 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-dot 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-dot using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-dot

Install node-dot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-dot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-dot

Install node-dot 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-dot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-dot

How To Uninstall node-dot on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-dot package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-dot

Uninstall node-dot And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-dot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-dot

Remove node-dot Configurations and Data

To remove node-dot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-dot

Remove node-dot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-dot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-dot

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-dot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.