How To Install node-source-map on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-source-map on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-source-map
node-source-map is:
Mozilla implementation of source map generator and consumer, for source maps written in the Asynchronous Module Definition format.
Source maps provide a language-agnostic way to compile back production code to the original source code.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-source-map 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-source-map 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-source-map using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-source-map
Install node-source-map Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-source-map using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-source-map
Install node-source-map 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-source-map using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-source-map
How To Uninstall node-source-map on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-source-map package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-source-map
Uninstall node-source-map And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-source-map and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-source-map
Remove node-source-map Configurations and Data
To remove node-source-map configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-source-map
Remove node-source-map configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-source-map configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-source-map
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-source-map package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
