How To Install node-vlq on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-vlq on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-vlq
node-vlq is:
Generate and decode base64 variable-length quantity mappings for source maps and other uses.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-vlq 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-vlq 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-vlq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-vlq
Install node-vlq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-vlq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-vlq
Install node-vlq 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-vlq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-vlq
How To Uninstall node-vlq on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-vlq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-vlq
Uninstall node-vlq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-vlq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-vlq
Remove node-vlq Configurations and Data
To remove node-vlq configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-vlq
Remove node-vlq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-vlq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-vlq
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-vlq package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
