How To Install node-imagemagick on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-imagemagick on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-imagemagick
node-imagemagick is:
A NodeJS wrapper around the imagemagick cli. By using the wrapper we can invoke imagemagick functions more easily.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-imagemagick 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-imagemagick 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-imagemagick using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-imagemagick
Install node-imagemagick Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-imagemagick using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-imagemagick
Install node-imagemagick 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-imagemagick using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-imagemagick
How To Uninstall node-imagemagick on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-imagemagick package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-imagemagick
Uninstall node-imagemagick And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-imagemagick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-imagemagick
Remove node-imagemagick Configurations and Data
To remove node-imagemagick configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-imagemagick
Remove node-imagemagick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-imagemagick configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-imagemagick
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-imagemagick package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
