How To Install node-stats-webpack-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-stats-webpack-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04. node-stats-webpack-plugin is Write the stats of a build to a file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-stats-webpack-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-stats-webpack-plugin

node-stats-webpack-plugin is:

Webpack takes code targeted at node.js and makes it run in the browser. Node.js comes with API of its own that is not available in the browsers. Webpack exposes this code to programs that are unaware they are running in a browser.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-stats-webpack-plugin

Install node-stats-webpack-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-stats-webpack-plugin

Install node-stats-webpack-plugin 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-stats-webpack-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-stats-webpack-plugin

How To Uninstall node-stats-webpack-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-stats-webpack-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-stats-webpack-plugin

Uninstall node-stats-webpack-plugin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-stats-webpack-plugin

Remove node-stats-webpack-plugin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-stats-webpack-plugin

Remove node-stats-webpack-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-stats-webpack-plugin

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Summary

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