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