How To Install rollup 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 rollup on Ubuntu.

What is `rollup`

rollup is:

Rollup is a module bundler for JavaScript which compiles small pieces of code into something larger and more complex, such as a library or application. It uses the standardized ES module format for code, instead of previous idiosyncratic solutions such as CommonJS and AMD.

ES modules let you freely and seamlessly combine the most useful individual functions from your favorite libraries. Rollup can optimize ES modules for faster native loading in modern browsers, or output a legacy module format allowing ES module workflows today.

node-chokidar is required to use the –watch option

There are three methods to install rollup 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 rollup Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install rollup using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rollup

Install rollup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rollup using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rollup

Install rollup 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 rollup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rollup

How To Uninstall rollup on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the rollup package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rollup

Uninstall rollup And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rollup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rollup

Remove rollup Configurations and Data

To remove rollup configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rollup

Remove rollup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rollup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rollup

Dependencies

rollup have the following dependencies:

References

rollup website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rollup package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.