How To Install node-seedrandom on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-seedrandom on Ubuntu 18.04. node-seedrandom is Seeded random number generator for Javascript

Introduction

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

What is node-seedrandom

node-seedrandom is:

Can be used as a plain script, a Node.js module or an AMD module. It includes many PRNG alogorithms like alea, xor128, tychei, xorwow, xor4096, xorshift7, and quick.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-seedrandom

Install node-seedrandom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-seedrandom

Install node-seedrandom 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-seedrandom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-seedrandom

How To Uninstall node-seedrandom on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-seedrandom

Uninstall node-seedrandom And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-seedrandom

Remove node-seedrandom Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-seedrandom

Remove node-seedrandom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-seedrandom

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Summary

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