How To Install node-jake on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-jake on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-jake
node-jake is:
Jake is a JavaScript build tool for the Node.js framework, with capabilities similar to the regular make or rake commands.
Jake has the following features:
- Jakefiles are in standard JavaScript syntax
- tasks with prerequisites
- namespaces for tasks
- async task execution
There are three methods to install node-jake 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-jake 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-jake using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-jake
Install node-jake Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-jake using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-jake
Install node-jake 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-jake using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-jake
How To Uninstall node-jake on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-jake package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-jake
Uninstall node-jake And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-jake and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-jake
Remove node-jake Configurations and Data
To remove node-jake configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-jake
Remove node-jake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-jake configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-jake
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-jake package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
