How To Install node-mkdirp on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mkdirp on Ubuntu 20.04. node-mkdirp is Recursively create directories - Node.js module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mkdirp on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is node-mkdirp

node-mkdirp is:

mkdirp is a Node.js module to recursively create directories, emulating mkdir -p shell command.

Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.

There are three methods to install node-mkdirp 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-mkdirp 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-mkdirp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-mkdirp

Install node-mkdirp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-mkdirp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-mkdirp

Install node-mkdirp 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-mkdirp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-mkdirp

How To Uninstall node-mkdirp on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the node-mkdirp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-mkdirp

Uninstall node-mkdirp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-mkdirp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-mkdirp

Remove node-mkdirp Configurations and Data

To remove node-mkdirp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-mkdirp

Remove node-mkdirp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-mkdirp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-mkdirp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mkdirp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.