How To Install node-temporary on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-temporary on Ubuntu 18.04. node-temporary is Easily create temporary files and directories

Introduction

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

What is node-temporary

node-temporary is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-temporary

Install node-temporary Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-temporary

Install node-temporary 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-temporary using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-temporary

How To Uninstall node-temporary on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-temporary

Uninstall node-temporary And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-temporary and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-temporary

Remove node-temporary Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-temporary

Remove node-temporary configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-temporary

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Summary

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