How To Install node-falafel on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-falafel on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-falafel
node-falafel is:
Falafel is a pure javascript implementation of recursive walk of abstract syntax tree (AST).
Using falafel you could do syntax aware search and replace, and patching using DOM like method.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-falafel 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-falafel 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-falafel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-falafel
Install node-falafel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-falafel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-falafel
Install node-falafel 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-falafel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-falafel
How To Uninstall node-falafel on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-falafel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-falafel
Uninstall node-falafel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-falafel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-falafel
Remove node-falafel Configurations and Data
To remove node-falafel configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-falafel
Remove node-falafel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-falafel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-falafel
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-falafel package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
