How To Install node-lastfm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-lastfm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-lastfm
node-lastfm is:
lastfm is a Node.js module which provides API to read and write to users' recent plays on Last.fm.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-lastfm 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-lastfm 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-lastfm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-lastfm
Install node-lastfm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-lastfm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-lastfm
Install node-lastfm 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-lastfm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-lastfm
How To Uninstall node-lastfm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-lastfm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-lastfm
Uninstall node-lastfm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-lastfm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-lastfm
Remove node-lastfm Configurations and Data
To remove node-lastfm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-lastfm
Remove node-lastfm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-lastfm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-lastfm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-lastfm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
