How To Install node-filename-regex on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-filename-regex on Ubuntu 18.04. node-filename-regex is Regular expression for matching file names

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-filename-regex on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-filename-regex

node-filename-regex is:

Regular expression for matching file names, with or without extension.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-filename-regex 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-filename-regex 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-filename-regex using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-filename-regex

Install node-filename-regex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-filename-regex using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-filename-regex

Install node-filename-regex 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-filename-regex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-filename-regex

How To Uninstall node-filename-regex on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-filename-regex package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-filename-regex

Uninstall node-filename-regex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-filename-regex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-filename-regex

Remove node-filename-regex Configurations and Data

To remove node-filename-regex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-filename-regex

Remove node-filename-regex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-filename-regex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-filename-regex

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-filename-regex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.