How To Install node-multimatch on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-multimatch on Ubuntu 18.04. node-multimatch is Extends minimatch.match() with support for multiple patterns

Introduction

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

What is node-multimatch

node-multimatch is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-multimatch

Install node-multimatch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-multimatch

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-multimatch

How To Uninstall node-multimatch on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-multimatch

Uninstall node-multimatch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-multimatch

Remove node-multimatch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-multimatch

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

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

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

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Summary

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