How To Install node-tape on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-tape on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-tape
node-tape is:
Tape is a tap-producing test harness for node and browsers requiring only a few line of code. It can be used for unit and integration testing.
Tests are written in pure javascript, so tests could be run using Node.js.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-tape 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-tape 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-tape using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-tape
Install node-tape Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-tape using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-tape
Install node-tape 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-tape using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-tape
How To Uninstall node-tape on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-tape package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-tape
Uninstall node-tape And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-tape and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-tape
Remove node-tape Configurations and Data
To remove node-tape configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-tape
Remove node-tape configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-tape configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-tape
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-tape package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
