How To Install node-get-stdin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-get-stdin on Ubuntu 18.04. node-get-stdin is Easier stdin for Node.js

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-get-stdin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-get-stdin

node-get-stdin is:

get-stdin is a Node.js module to easily handle STDIN with JavaScript callback functions.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-get-stdin

Install node-get-stdin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-get-stdin

Install node-get-stdin 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-get-stdin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-get-stdin

How To Uninstall node-get-stdin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-get-stdin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-get-stdin

Uninstall node-get-stdin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-get-stdin

Remove node-get-stdin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-get-stdin

Remove node-get-stdin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-get-stdin

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Summary

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