How To Install node-growl 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-growl on Ubuntu.
What is node-growl
node-growl is:
Growl support for Nodejs. Essentially a port of the Ruby Growl Library from the same author.
Growl is a cross platform notification system.
Applications can use Growl to display small notifications about events which may be important to the user.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-growl 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-growl 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-growl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-growl
Install node-growl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-growl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-growl
Install node-growl 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-growl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-growl
How To Uninstall node-growl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the node-growl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-growl
Uninstall node-growl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-growl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-growl
Remove node-growl Configurations and Data
To remove node-growl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-growl
Remove node-growl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-growl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-growl
Dependencies
node-growl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-growl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.