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