How To Install node-typedarray on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-typedarray on Ubuntu 18.04. node-typedarray is TypedArray polyfill for old browsers

Introduction

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

What is node-typedarray

node-typedarray is:

Node-typedarray is a fork of the inexorabletash version of polyfill.

A polyfill is a shim or collection of shims, and a shim lets you write the same code across all browsers by implementing a new API in downlevel browsers.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-typedarray

Install node-typedarray Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-typedarray

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-typedarray

How To Uninstall node-typedarray on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-typedarray

Uninstall node-typedarray And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-typedarray

Remove node-typedarray Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-typedarray

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

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

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

References

Summary

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