How To Install node-utilities on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-utilities on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-utilities
node-utilities is:
Contains various helper utilities for other applications.
There are three methods to install node-utilities 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-utilities 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-utilities using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-utilities
Install node-utilities Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-utilities using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-utilities
Install node-utilities 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-utilities using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-utilities
How To Uninstall node-utilities on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-utilities package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-utilities
Uninstall node-utilities And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-utilities and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-utilities
Remove node-utilities Configurations and Data
To remove node-utilities configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-utilities
Remove node-utilities configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-utilities configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-utilities
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-utilities package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
