How To Install node-retry on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-retry on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-retry
node-retry is:
node-retry abstracts exponential and custom retry strategies for failed operations. Its parameters are the number of retries, exponential factor, minimum and maximum (randomized) timeouts.
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
There are three methods to install node-retry 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-retry 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-retry using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-retry
Install node-retry Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-retry using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-retry
Install node-retry 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-retry using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-retry
How To Uninstall node-retry on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-retry package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-retry
Uninstall node-retry And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-retry and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-retry
Remove node-retry Configurations and Data
To remove node-retry configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-retry
Remove node-retry configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-retry configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-retry
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-retry package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
