How To Install node-temp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-temp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-temp
node-temp is:
This library handles generating a unique file/directory name under the appropriate system temporary directory, changing the file to an appropriate mode, and supports automatic removal (if asked).
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-temp 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-temp 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-temp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-temp
Install node-temp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-temp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-temp
Install node-temp 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-temp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-temp
How To Uninstall node-temp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-temp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-temp
Uninstall node-temp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-temp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-temp
Remove node-temp Configurations and Data
To remove node-temp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-temp
Remove node-temp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-temp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-temp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-temp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
