How To Install node-memfs on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 358 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-memfs on Ubuntu.
What is node-memfs
node-memfs is:
Implements Node’s fs API
stores files in memory, in buffers and throws same errors as Node.js has the concepts of i-nodes and implements hard links and soft links
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-memfs 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-memfs 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-memfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-memfs
Install node-memfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-memfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-memfs
Install node-memfs 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-memfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-memfs
How To Uninstall node-memfs on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the node-memfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-memfs
Uninstall node-memfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-memfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-memfs
Remove node-memfs Configurations and Data
To remove node-memfs configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-memfs
Remove node-memfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-memfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-memfs
Dependencies
node-memfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-memfs package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.