How To Install node-superagent on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-superagent on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-superagent
node-superagent is:
Super Agent is a light-weight, progressive, ajax API crafted for flexibility, readability, and a low learning curve.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-superagent 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-superagent 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-superagent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-superagent
Install node-superagent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-superagent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-superagent
Install node-superagent 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-superagent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-superagent
How To Uninstall node-superagent on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-superagent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-superagent
Uninstall node-superagent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-superagent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-superagent
Remove node-superagent Configurations and Data
To remove node-superagent configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-superagent
Remove node-superagent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-superagent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-superagent
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-superagent package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
