How To Install node-fbjs 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-fbjs on Ubuntu.

What is `node-fbjs`

node-fbjs is:

To make it easier for Facebook to share and consume their own JavaScript. Primarily this will allow it to ship code without worrying too much about where it lives, keeping with the spirit of @providesModule but working in the broader JavaScript ecosystem.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-fbjs 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-fbjs 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-fbjs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-fbjs

Install node-fbjs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-fbjs

Install node-fbjs 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-fbjs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-fbjs

How To Uninstall node-fbjs on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the node-fbjs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-fbjs

Uninstall node-fbjs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-fbjs

Remove node-fbjs Configurations and Data

To remove node-fbjs configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-fbjs

Remove node-fbjs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-fbjs

Dependencies

node-fbjs have the following dependencies:

References

node-fbjs website

Summary

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