How To Install node-xml2js on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xml2js on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is node-xml2js
node-xml2js is:
xml2js parses XML using node-sax and converts it to a plain JavaScript object.
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
There are three methods to install node-xml2js 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-xml2js 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-xml2js using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-xml2js
Install node-xml2js Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-xml2js using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-xml2js
Install node-xml2js 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-xml2js using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-xml2js
How To Uninstall node-xml2js on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the node-xml2js package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-xml2js
Uninstall node-xml2js And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-xml2js and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-xml2js
Remove node-xml2js Configurations and Data
To remove node-xml2js configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-xml2js
Remove node-xml2js configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-xml2js configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-xml2js
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xml2js package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
