How To Install node-lodash-compat on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-lodash-compat on Ubuntu 18.04. node-lodash-compat is compatibility build of lodash modular utilities

Introduction

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

What is node-lodash-compat

node-lodash-compat is:

This module provides the compatibility build of lodash library exported as a UMD module.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-lodash-compat

Install node-lodash-compat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-lodash-compat

Install node-lodash-compat 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-lodash-compat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-lodash-compat

How To Uninstall node-lodash-compat on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-lodash-compat

Uninstall node-lodash-compat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-lodash-compat

Remove node-lodash-compat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-lodash-compat

Remove node-lodash-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-lodash-compat

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Summary

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