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