How To Install node-filesize on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-filesize on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-filesize
node-filesize is:
filesize.js provides a simple way to get a human readable file size string from a number (float or integer) or string.
For example, filesize(265318) produces 259.1 KB.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-filesize 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-filesize 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-filesize using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-filesize
Install node-filesize Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-filesize using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-filesize
Install node-filesize 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-filesize using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-filesize
How To Uninstall node-filesize on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-filesize package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-filesize
Uninstall node-filesize And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-filesize and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-filesize
Remove node-filesize Configurations and Data
To remove node-filesize configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-filesize
Remove node-filesize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-filesize configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-filesize
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-filesize package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
