How To Install node-jsesc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-jsesc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-jsesc
node-jsesc is:
Escapes JavaScript strings while generating the shortes possible valid ASCII-only output. This can be used to avoid various encoding issues.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-jsesc 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-jsesc 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-jsesc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-jsesc
Install node-jsesc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-jsesc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-jsesc
Install node-jsesc 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-jsesc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-jsesc
How To Uninstall node-jsesc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-jsesc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-jsesc
Uninstall node-jsesc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-jsesc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-jsesc
Remove node-jsesc Configurations and Data
To remove node-jsesc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-jsesc
Remove node-jsesc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-jsesc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-jsesc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-jsesc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
