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