How To Install node-json3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-json3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-json3
node-json3 is:
JSON 3 is a modern JSON implementation compatible with a variety of JavaScript platforms, including Internet Explorer 6, Opera 7, Safari 2, and Netscape 6.
The JSON 3 parser does not use eval or regular expressions. This provides security and performance benefits in obsolete and mobile environments, where the margin is particularly significant.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-json3 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-json3 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-json3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-json3
Install node-json3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-json3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-json3
Install node-json3 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-json3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-json3
How To Uninstall node-json3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-json3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-json3
Uninstall node-json3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-json3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-json3
Remove node-json3 Configurations and Data
To remove node-json3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-json3
Remove node-json3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-json3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-json3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-json3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
