How To Install node-json-schema on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-json-schema on Ubuntu 18.04. node-json-schema is JSON Schema validation and specifications

Introduction

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

What is node-json-schema

node-json-schema is:

JSON Schema is a repository for the JSON Schema specification, reference schemas and a CommonJS implementation of JSON Schema (not the only JavaScript implementation of JSON Schema, JSV is another excellent JavaScript validator).

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-json-schema

Install node-json-schema Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-json-schema

Install node-json-schema 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-json-schema using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-json-schema

How To Uninstall node-json-schema on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-json-schema

Uninstall node-json-schema And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-json-schema

Remove node-json-schema Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-json-schema

Remove node-json-schema configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-json-schema

References

Summary

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