How To Install node-event-emitter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-event-emitter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-event-emitter
node-event-emitter is:
Event emitter as it sounds is just something that triggers an event to which anyone can listen. Different libraries offer different implementations and for different purposes, but the basic idea is to provide a framework for issuing events and subscribing to them.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-event-emitter 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-event-emitter 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-event-emitter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-event-emitter
Install node-event-emitter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-event-emitter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-event-emitter
Install node-event-emitter 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-event-emitter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-event-emitter
How To Uninstall node-event-emitter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-event-emitter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-event-emitter
Uninstall node-event-emitter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-event-emitter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-event-emitter
Remove node-event-emitter Configurations and Data
To remove node-event-emitter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-event-emitter
Remove node-event-emitter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-event-emitter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-event-emitter
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-event-emitter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
