How To Install node-is-extendable on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-is-extendable on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-is-extendable
node-is-extendable is:
Returns true if a value is any of the object types: array, regexp, plain object, function or date. This is useful for determining if a value can be extended, e.g. “can the value have keys?”
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-is-extendable 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-extendable 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-extendable using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-is-extendable
Install node-is-extendable Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-is-extendable using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-is-extendable
Install node-is-extendable 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-extendable using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-is-extendable
How To Uninstall node-is-extendable on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-is-extendable package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-is-extendable
Uninstall node-is-extendable And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-is-extendable 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-extendable
Remove node-is-extendable Configurations and Data
To remove node-is-extendable configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-is-extendable
Remove node-is-extendable configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-is-extendable configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-is-extendable
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-is-extendable package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
