How To Install node-mem on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mem on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-mem
node-mem is:
An optimization used to speed up consecutive function calls by caching the result of calls with identical input.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-mem 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-mem 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-mem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-mem
Install node-mem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-mem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-mem
Install node-mem 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-mem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-mem
How To Uninstall node-mem on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-mem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-mem
Uninstall node-mem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-mem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-mem
Remove node-mem Configurations and Data
To remove node-mem configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-mem
Remove node-mem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-mem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-mem
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mem package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
