How To Install node-imports-loader on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 380 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-imports-loader on Ubuntu.
What is node-imports-loader
node-imports-loader is:
The imports loader allows you to use modules that depend on specific global variables.
This is useful for third-party modules that rely on global variables like ‘$’ or ’this’ being the ‘window’ object. The imports loader can add the necessary require(‘whatever’) calls, so those modules work with webpack.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-imports-loader on Ubuntu. 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-imports-loader 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-imports-loader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-imports-loader
Install node-imports-loader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-imports-loader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-imports-loader
Install node-imports-loader 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-imports-loader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-imports-loader
How To Uninstall node-imports-loader on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the node-imports-loader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-imports-loader
Uninstall node-imports-loader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-imports-loader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-imports-loader
Remove node-imports-loader Configurations and Data
To remove node-imports-loader configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-imports-loader
Remove node-imports-loader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-imports-loader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-imports-loader
Dependencies
node-imports-loader have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-imports-loader package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.