How To Install node-slice-ansi on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-slice-ansi on Ubuntu 18.04. node-slice-ansi is Slice a string with ANSI escape codes

Introduction

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

What is node-slice-ansi

node-slice-ansi is:

Escape codes are used for formatting, color, and other output options on video text terminals.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-slice-ansi

Install node-slice-ansi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-slice-ansi

Install node-slice-ansi 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-slice-ansi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-slice-ansi

How To Uninstall node-slice-ansi on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-slice-ansi

Uninstall node-slice-ansi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-slice-ansi

Remove node-slice-ansi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-slice-ansi

Remove node-slice-ansi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-slice-ansi

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Summary

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