How To Install node-rimraf 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-rimraf on Ubuntu.
What is node-rimraf
node-rimraf is:
node-rimraf is a Node.js module that provides asynchronous deep-deletion of files and directories.
The rimraf executable is a faster alternative to the rm -rf shell
command.
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
There are three methods to install node-rimraf 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-rimraf 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-rimraf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-rimraf
Install node-rimraf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-rimraf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-rimraf
Install node-rimraf 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-rimraf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-rimraf
How To Uninstall node-rimraf on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the node-rimraf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-rimraf
Uninstall node-rimraf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-rimraf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-rimraf
Remove node-rimraf Configurations and Data
To remove node-rimraf configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-rimraf
Remove node-rimraf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-rimraf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-rimraf
Dependencies
node-rimraf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-rimraf package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.