How To Install node-inquirer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-inquirer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-inquirer
node-inquirer is:
Node.js module that provides a collection of interactive user interfaces and inquiry session flows for the command line.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-inquirer 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-inquirer 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-inquirer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-inquirer
Install node-inquirer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-inquirer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-inquirer
Install node-inquirer 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-inquirer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-inquirer
How To Uninstall node-inquirer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-inquirer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-inquirer
Uninstall node-inquirer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-inquirer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-inquirer
Remove node-inquirer Configurations and Data
To remove node-inquirer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-inquirer
Remove node-inquirer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-inquirer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-inquirer
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-inquirer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
