How To Install node-stringset on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-stringset on Ubuntu 18.04. node-stringset is fast and robust stringset (Node.js module)

Introduction

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

What is node-stringset

node-stringset is:

A fast and robust stringset implementation that can hold any string keys, including proto, with minimal overhead compared to a plain object.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-stringset

Install node-stringset Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-stringset

Install node-stringset 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-stringset using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-stringset

How To Uninstall node-stringset on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-stringset

Uninstall node-stringset And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-stringset

Remove node-stringset Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-stringset

Remove node-stringset configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-stringset

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Summary

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