How To Install node-npmlog on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-npmlog on Ubuntu 20.04. node-npmlog is Logger with custom levels and colored output for Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-npmlog

node-npmlog is:

node-npmlog is a basic logger module used by npm.

npm is the package manager bundled with Node.js.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-npmlog

Install node-npmlog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-npmlog

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-npmlog

How To Uninstall node-npmlog on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-npmlog

Uninstall node-npmlog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-npmlog

Remove node-npmlog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-npmlog

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

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

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

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Summary

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