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