How To Install node-openid on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-openid on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-openid
node-openid is:
This library implements OpenID client support for Node.js. Features include:
- Full OpenID 1.0/1.1/2.0 compliant Relying Party (client) implementation
- Very simple API
- Simple extension points for association state
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-openid 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-openid 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-openid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-openid
Install node-openid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-openid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-openid
Install node-openid 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-openid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-openid
How To Uninstall node-openid on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-openid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-openid
Uninstall node-openid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-openid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-openid
Remove node-openid Configurations and Data
To remove node-openid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-openid
Remove node-openid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-openid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-openid
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-openid package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.