How To Install node-psl on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-psl on Ubuntu.
What is node-psl
node-psl is:
psl is a JavaScript domain name parser based on the Public Suffix List (https://publicsuffix.org/). This implementation is tested against the test data hosted by Mozilla and kindly provided by Comodo.
The Public Suffix List is a cross-vendor initiative to provide an accurate list of domain name suffixes. A “public suffix” is one under which Internet users can directly register names. Some examples of public suffixes are “.com”, “.co.uk” and “pvt.k12.wy.us”. The Public Suffix List is a list of all known public suffixes.
This package provides the node.js module.
There are three methods to install node-psl 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-psl 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-psl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-psl
Install node-psl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-psl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-psl
Install node-psl 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-psl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-psl
How To Uninstall node-psl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the node-psl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-psl
Uninstall node-psl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-psl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-psl
Remove node-psl Configurations and Data
To remove node-psl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-psl
Remove node-psl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-psl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-psl
Dependencies
node-psl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-psl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.