How To Install node-isexe on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-isexe on Ubuntu 18.04. node-isexe is minimal module to check if a file is executable

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-isexe on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-isexe

node-isexe is:

This Node.js module allows ones to check if a given file is executable, using promise is available and checking PATHEXT environment variable on windows.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-isexe 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-isexe 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-isexe using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-isexe

Install node-isexe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-isexe using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-isexe

Install node-isexe 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-isexe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-isexe

How To Uninstall node-isexe on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-isexe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-isexe

Uninstall node-isexe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-isexe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-isexe

Remove node-isexe Configurations and Data

To remove node-isexe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-isexe

Remove node-isexe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-isexe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-isexe

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-isexe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.