How To Install node-globule on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-globule on Ubuntu 18.04. node-globule is Easy-to-use wildcard globbing library for Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-globule

node-globule is:

globule is an easy-to-use wildcard globbing library for Node.js.

The library offers functions like find(), match() and mapping() that support globbing patterns.

globule.find returns a unique array of all file or directory paths that match the given globbing pattern(s).

globule.match can be used to match one or more globbing patterns against one or more file paths.

globule.mapping returns an array of src-dest file mapping objects for the given set of source file paths.

This package contains the globule module for Node.js.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-globule

Install node-globule Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-globule

Install node-globule 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-globule using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-globule

How To Uninstall node-globule on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-globule

Uninstall node-globule And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-globule

Remove node-globule Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-globule

Remove node-globule configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

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

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Summary

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