How To Install node-to-arraybuffer on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-to-arraybuffer on Ubuntu 18.04. node-to-arraybuffer is Get an ArrayBuffer from a Buffer as fast as possible

Introduction

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

What is node-to-arraybuffer

node-to-arraybuffer is:

Note that in some cases the returned ArrayBuffer is backed by the same memory as the original Buffer (but in other cases it is a copy), so modifying the ArrayBuffer is not recommended.

This module is designed to work both in node.js and in all browsers with ArrayBuffer support when using the Buffer implementation provided by Browserify

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-to-arraybuffer

Install node-to-arraybuffer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-to-arraybuffer

Install node-to-arraybuffer 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-to-arraybuffer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-to-arraybuffer

How To Uninstall node-to-arraybuffer on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-to-arraybuffer

Uninstall node-to-arraybuffer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-to-arraybuffer

Remove node-to-arraybuffer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-to-arraybuffer

Remove node-to-arraybuffer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-to-arraybuffer

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Summary

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