How To Install node-keypress on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-keypress on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-keypress
node-keypress is:
Previous to Node v0.8.x, there was an undocumented “keypress” event that process.stdin would emit when it was a TTY. Some people discovered this hidden gem, and started using it in their own code.
In Node v0.8.x (and above), this “keypress” event does not get emitted by default, but rather only when it is being used in conjunction with the readline (or by extension, the repl) module.
This module is the exact logic from the node pre-v0.8.x releases ripped out into its own module.
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There are three methods to install node-keypress 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-keypress 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-keypress using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-keypress
Install node-keypress Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-keypress using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-keypress
Install node-keypress 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-keypress using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-keypress
How To Uninstall node-keypress on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-keypress package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-keypress
Uninstall node-keypress And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-keypress and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-keypress
Remove node-keypress Configurations and Data
To remove node-keypress configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-keypress
Remove node-keypress configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-keypress configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-keypress
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-keypress package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
