How To Install node-replace-ext on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-replace-ext on Ubuntu 18.04. node-replace-ext is Replaces a file extension with another one

Introduction

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

What is node-replace-ext

node-replace-ext is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-replace-ext

Install node-replace-ext Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-replace-ext

Install node-replace-ext 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-replace-ext using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-replace-ext

How To Uninstall node-replace-ext on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-replace-ext

Uninstall node-replace-ext And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-replace-ext

Remove node-replace-ext Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-replace-ext

Remove node-replace-ext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-replace-ext

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Summary

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