How To Install node-strip-indent on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-strip-indent on Ubuntu 18.04. node-strip-indent is Strip leading whitespace from each line in a string

Introduction

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

What is node-strip-indent

node-strip-indent is:

Strip leading whitespace from each line in a string. The line with the least number of leading whitespace, ignoring empty lines, determines the number to remove. Useful for removing redundant indentation.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-strip-indent

Install node-strip-indent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-strip-indent

Install node-strip-indent 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-indent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-strip-indent

How To Uninstall node-strip-indent on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-strip-indent

Uninstall node-strip-indent And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-strip-indent 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-indent

Remove node-strip-indent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-strip-indent

Remove node-strip-indent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-strip-indent

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Summary

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