How To Install node-wrench on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-wrench on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-wrench
node-wrench is:
This package provides functions to apply recursive filesystem operations, both asynchronously and synchronously (like copying, changing permissions, deletion), and also to read files line-by-line.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-wrench 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-wrench 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-wrench using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-wrench
Install node-wrench Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-wrench using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-wrench
Install node-wrench 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-wrench using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-wrench
How To Uninstall node-wrench on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-wrench package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-wrench
Uninstall node-wrench And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-wrench and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-wrench
Remove node-wrench Configurations and Data
To remove node-wrench configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-wrench
Remove node-wrench configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-wrench configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-wrench
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-wrench package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
