How To Install node-supertest on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-supertest on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is node-supertest
node-supertest is:
This package provides a high-level abstraction for testing HTTP servers using the superagent Node.js module.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-supertest 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-supertest 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-supertest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-supertest
Install node-supertest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-supertest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-supertest
Install node-supertest 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-supertest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-supertest
How To Uninstall node-supertest on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the node-supertest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-supertest
Uninstall node-supertest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-supertest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-supertest
Remove node-supertest Configurations and Data
To remove node-supertest configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-supertest
Remove node-supertest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-supertest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-supertest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-supertest package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
