How To Install node-tinycolor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-tinycolor on Ubuntu 18.04. node-tinycolor is No-fuzz, barebone, zero muppetry color module for Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-tinycolor

node-tinycolor is:

Tinycolor provides color name definitions for colorizing ANSI output on TTY-like terminals.

Colorization can be disabled by setting the NOCOLOR environment variable.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-tinycolor

Install node-tinycolor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-tinycolor

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-tinycolor

How To Uninstall node-tinycolor on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-tinycolor

Uninstall node-tinycolor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-tinycolor

Remove node-tinycolor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-tinycolor

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

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

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

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Summary

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