How To Install node-js-beautify on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-js-beautify on Ubuntu 18.04. node-js-beautify is jsbeautifier.org for node

Introduction

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

What is node-js-beautify

node-js-beautify is:

This little beautifier will reformat and reindent bookmarklets, ugly JavaScript, unpack scripts packed by Dean Edward’s popular packer, as well as deobfuscate scripts processed by javascriptobfuscator.com.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-js-beautify

Install node-js-beautify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-js-beautify

Install node-js-beautify 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-js-beautify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-js-beautify

How To Uninstall node-js-beautify on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-js-beautify

Uninstall node-js-beautify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-js-beautify

Remove node-js-beautify Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-js-beautify

Remove node-js-beautify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-js-beautify

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Summary

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