How To Install node-xmlhttprequest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xmlhttprequest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-xmlhttprequest
node-xmlhttprequest is:
Node is an event-based server-side Javascript engine.
XMLHttpRequest is a wrapper for the built-in HTTP client to emulate the browser XMLHttpRequest object.
There are three methods to install node-xmlhttprequest 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-xmlhttprequest 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-xmlhttprequest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-xmlhttprequest
Install node-xmlhttprequest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-xmlhttprequest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-xmlhttprequest
Install node-xmlhttprequest 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-xmlhttprequest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-xmlhttprequest
How To Uninstall node-xmlhttprequest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-xmlhttprequest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-xmlhttprequest
Uninstall node-xmlhttprequest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-xmlhttprequest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-xmlhttprequest
Remove node-xmlhttprequest Configurations and Data
To remove node-xmlhttprequest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-xmlhttprequest
Remove node-xmlhttprequest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-xmlhttprequest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-xmlhttprequest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xmlhttprequest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
