How To Install node-snapdragon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-snapdragon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-snapdragon
node-snapdragon is:
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-snapdragon 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-snapdragon 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-snapdragon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-snapdragon
Install node-snapdragon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-snapdragon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-snapdragon
Install node-snapdragon 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-snapdragon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-snapdragon
How To Uninstall node-snapdragon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-snapdragon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-snapdragon
Uninstall node-snapdragon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-snapdragon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-snapdragon
Remove node-snapdragon Configurations and Data
To remove node-snapdragon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-snapdragon
Remove node-snapdragon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-snapdragon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-snapdragon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-snapdragon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
