How To Install node-mqtt-packet on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mqtt-packet on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is node-mqtt-packet
node-mqtt-packet is:
This library parse and generate MQTT packets like a breeze. Encode and Decode MQTT 3.1.1 packets the node way.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-mqtt-packet on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-mqtt-packet 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-mqtt-packet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-mqtt-packet
Install node-mqtt-packet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-mqtt-packet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-mqtt-packet
Install node-mqtt-packet 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-mqtt-packet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-mqtt-packet
How To Uninstall node-mqtt-packet on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the node-mqtt-packet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-mqtt-packet
Uninstall node-mqtt-packet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-mqtt-packet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-mqtt-packet
Remove node-mqtt-packet Configurations and Data
To remove node-mqtt-packet configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-mqtt-packet
Remove node-mqtt-packet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-mqtt-packet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-mqtt-packet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mqtt-packet package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.