How To Install rollup on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rollup
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is rollup
rollup is:
Rollup is a module bundler for JavaScript which compiles small pieces of code into something larger and more complex, such as a library or application. It uses the standardized ES module format for code, instead of previous idiosyncratic solutions such as CommonJS and AMD.
ES modules let you freely and seamlessly combine the most useful individual functions from your favorite libraries. Rollup can optimize ES modules for faster native loading in modern browsers, or output a legacy module format allowing ES module workflows today.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install rollup
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rollup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rollup
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rollup
Install rollup Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rollup
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rollup
Install rollup 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 rollup
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rollup
How To Uninstall rollup on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the rollup
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rollup
Uninstall rollup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rollup
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rollup
Remove rollup Configurations and Data
To remove rollup
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rollup
Remove rollup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rollup
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rollup
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rollup
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.