How To Install node-readdirp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-readdirp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-readdirp
node-readdirp is:
Recursive version of fs.readdir. Exposes a stream api.
Although the stream API is recommended, readdirp also exposes a callback based API.
There are three methods to install node-readdirp 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-readdirp 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-readdirp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-readdirp
Install node-readdirp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-readdirp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-readdirp
Install node-readdirp 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-readdirp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-readdirp
How To Uninstall node-readdirp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-readdirp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-readdirp
Uninstall node-readdirp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-readdirp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-readdirp
Remove node-readdirp Configurations and Data
To remove node-readdirp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-readdirp
Remove node-readdirp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-readdirp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-readdirp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-readdirp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
