How To Install node-strip-bom on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-strip-bom on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-strip-bom
node-strip-bom is:
Node module to strip UTF-8 byte order mark (BOM) from a string
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-strip-bom 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-strip-bom 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-strip-bom using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-strip-bom
Install node-strip-bom Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-strip-bom using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-strip-bom
Install node-strip-bom 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-strip-bom using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-strip-bom
How To Uninstall node-strip-bom on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-strip-bom package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-strip-bom
Uninstall node-strip-bom And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-strip-bom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-strip-bom
Remove node-strip-bom Configurations and Data
To remove node-strip-bom configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-strip-bom
Remove node-strip-bom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-strip-bom configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-strip-bom
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-strip-bom package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
