How To Install node-require-main-filename on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-require-main-filename on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-require-main-filename
node-require-main-filename is:
require.main.filename is great for figuring out the entry point for the current application. This can be combined with a module like pkg-conf to, as if by magic, load top-level configuration.
Unfortunately, require.main.filename sometimes fails when an application is executed with an alternative process manager, e.g., iisnode.
require-main-filename is a shim that addresses this problem.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-require-main-filename 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-require-main-filename 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-require-main-filename using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-require-main-filename
Install node-require-main-filename Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-require-main-filename using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-require-main-filename
Install node-require-main-filename 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-require-main-filename using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-require-main-filename
How To Uninstall node-require-main-filename on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-require-main-filename package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-require-main-filename
Uninstall node-require-main-filename And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-require-main-filename and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-require-main-filename
Remove node-require-main-filename Configurations and Data
To remove node-require-main-filename configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-require-main-filename
Remove node-require-main-filename configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-require-main-filename configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-require-main-filename
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-require-main-filename package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
