How To Install node-jstimezonedetect on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-jstimezonedetect on Ubuntu 18.04. node-jstimezonedetect is Finds the zone info key representing the timezone setting

Introduction

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

What is node-jstimezonedetect

node-jstimezonedetect is:

Returns the IANA zone info key for the devices timezone. This is useful for detecting the timezone of clients automatically without needing to prompt users.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-jstimezonedetect

Install node-jstimezonedetect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-jstimezonedetect

Install node-jstimezonedetect 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-jstimezonedetect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-jstimezonedetect

How To Uninstall node-jstimezonedetect on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-jstimezonedetect

Uninstall node-jstimezonedetect And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-jstimezonedetect

Remove node-jstimezonedetect Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-jstimezonedetect

Remove node-jstimezonedetect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-jstimezonedetect

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Summary

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