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