How To Install node-string-decoder on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-string-decoder on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-string-decoder
node-string-decoder is:
node-string-decoder provides a string_decoder module compatible with string_decoder module from Node.js core but adapted for browsers context.
Node.js string_decoder module provides an API for decoding Buffer objects into strings in a manner that preserves encoded multi-byte UTF-8 and UTF-16 characters.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-string-decoder 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-string-decoder 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-string-decoder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-string-decoder
Install node-string-decoder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-string-decoder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-string-decoder
Install node-string-decoder 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-string-decoder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-string-decoder
How To Uninstall node-string-decoder on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-string-decoder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-string-decoder
Uninstall node-string-decoder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-string-decoder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-string-decoder
Remove node-string-decoder Configurations and Data
To remove node-string-decoder configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-string-decoder
Remove node-string-decoder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-string-decoder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-string-decoder
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-string-decoder package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.