How To Install node-run-queue on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-run-queue on Ubuntu 18.04. node-run-queue is promise based dynamic priority queue runner

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-run-queue on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-run-queue

node-run-queue is:

A promise based, dynamic priority queue runner, with concurrency limiting.

The concurrency means that processes don’t finish in order, because some take longer than others. Each priority level must finish entirely before the next priority level is run. Priorities essentially represent distinct job queues. All jobs in a queue must complete before the next highest priority job queue is executed. Lowest is executed first.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-run-queue

Install node-run-queue Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-run-queue

Install node-run-queue 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-run-queue using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-run-queue

How To Uninstall node-run-queue on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-run-queue package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-run-queue

Uninstall node-run-queue And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-run-queue

Remove node-run-queue Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-run-queue

Remove node-run-queue configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-run-queue

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Summary

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