How To Install node-minimatch on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-minimatch on Ubuntu 18.04. node-minimatch is Convert glob expressions into RegExp objects for Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-minimatch

node-minimatch is:

A pure javascript, not strictly compatible, implementation of fnmatch/glob. Supports negation, comment, double-star, brace expansion.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-minimatch

Install node-minimatch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-minimatch

Install node-minimatch 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-minimatch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-minimatch

How To Uninstall node-minimatch on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-minimatch

Uninstall node-minimatch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-minimatch

Remove node-minimatch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-minimatch

Remove node-minimatch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-minimatch

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Summary

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