How To Install node-formidable on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-formidable on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is node-formidable
node-formidable is:
node-formidable is a well-tested parser for multipart/form-data sent by http clients. It emphasizes support for file uploads.
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
There are three methods to install node-formidable 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 node-formidable 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-formidable using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-formidable
Install node-formidable Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-formidable using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-formidable
Install node-formidable 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-formidable using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-formidable
How To Uninstall node-formidable on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the node-formidable package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-formidable
Uninstall node-formidable And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-formidable and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-formidable
Remove node-formidable Configurations and Data
To remove node-formidable configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-formidable
Remove node-formidable configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-formidable configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-formidable
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-formidable package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.