How To Install webpack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install webpack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is webpack
webpack is:
Webpack takes code targeted at node.js and makes it run in the browser. Node.js comes with API of its own that is not available in the browsers. Webpack exposes this code to programs that are unaware they are running in a browser.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install webpack 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 webpack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install webpack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install webpack
Install webpack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install webpack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install webpack
Install webpack 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 webpack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install webpack
How To Uninstall webpack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the webpack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove webpack
Uninstall webpack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall webpack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove webpack
Remove webpack Configurations and Data
To remove webpack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge webpack
Remove webpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove webpack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webpack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install webpack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
