How To Install node-is-directory on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-is-directory on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-is-directory
node-is-directory is:
Returns true if a filepath exists on the file system and it’s directory
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-is-directory 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-directory 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-directory using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-is-directory
Install node-is-directory Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-is-directory using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-is-directory
Install node-is-directory 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-directory using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-is-directory
How To Uninstall node-is-directory on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-is-directory package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-is-directory
Uninstall node-is-directory And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-is-directory 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-directory
Remove node-is-directory Configurations and Data
To remove node-is-directory configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-is-directory
Remove node-is-directory configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-is-directory configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-is-directory
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-is-directory package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
