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