How To Install node-media-typer on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-media-typer on Ubuntu 18.04. node-media-typer is RFC 6838 media type parser and formatter - Node.js module

Introduction

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

What is node-media-typer

node-media-typer is:

This module parses a media type string as typically found in HTTP Content-Type header.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-media-typer

Install node-media-typer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-media-typer

Install node-media-typer 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-media-typer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-media-typer

How To Uninstall node-media-typer on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-media-typer

Uninstall node-media-typer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-media-typer

Remove node-media-typer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-media-typer

Remove node-media-typer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-media-typer

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Summary

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