How To Install node-resolve-from on Ubuntu 18.04

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-resolve-from on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-resolve-from

node-resolve-from is:

Resolve the path of a module like require.resolve()but from a given path. Unlike require.resolve() it returns null instead of throwing when the module can’t be found.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-resolve-from

Install node-resolve-from Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-resolve-from

Install node-resolve-from 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-resolve-from using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-resolve-from

How To Uninstall node-resolve-from on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-resolve-from package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-resolve-from

Uninstall node-resolve-from And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-resolve-from

Remove node-resolve-from Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-resolve-from

Remove node-resolve-from configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-resolve-from

References

• node-resolve-from website
• node-resolve-from on packages.ubuntu.com

Summary

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