How To Install node-proto-list on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-proto-list on Ubuntu 18.04. node-proto-list is utility for managing a prototype chain

Introduction

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

What is node-proto-list

node-proto-list is:

A list of objects, bound by their prototype chain. Used in npm’s configuration. This is a dependency of npm, Node Package Manager.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-proto-list

Install node-proto-list Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-proto-list

Install node-proto-list 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-proto-list using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-proto-list

How To Uninstall node-proto-list on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-proto-list

Uninstall node-proto-list And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-proto-list

Remove node-proto-list Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-proto-list

Remove node-proto-list configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-proto-list

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Summary

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