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