How To Install node-os-locale on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-os-locale on Ubuntu 18.04. node-os-locale is get the system locale

Introduction

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

What is node-os-locale

node-os-locale is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-os-locale

Install node-os-locale Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-os-locale

Install node-os-locale 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-os-locale using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-os-locale

How To Uninstall node-os-locale on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-os-locale

Uninstall node-os-locale And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-os-locale

Remove node-os-locale Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-os-locale

Remove node-os-locale configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-os-locale

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Summary

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