How To Install node-fetch on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-fetch on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-fetch
node-fetch is:
Instead of implementing XMLHttpRequest in Node.js to run browser-specific Fetch polyfill, why not go from native http to Fetch API directly? Hence node-fetch, minimal code for a window.fetch compatible API on Node.js runtime.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-fetch 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-fetch 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-fetch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-fetch
Install node-fetch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-fetch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-fetch
Install node-fetch 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-fetch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-fetch
How To Uninstall node-fetch on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-fetch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-fetch
Uninstall node-fetch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-fetch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-fetch
Remove node-fetch Configurations and Data
To remove node-fetch configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-fetch
Remove node-fetch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-fetch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-fetch
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-fetch package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
