How To Install node-xterm 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-xterm on Ubuntu.
What is node-xterm
node-xterm is:
Xterm.js is a terminal front-end component written in JavaScript that works in the browser.
It enables applications to provide fully featured terminals to their users and create great development experiences.
Features:
- Text-based application support: Use xterm.js to work with applications
like
bash,gitetc. - Curses-based application support: Use xterm.js to work with
applications like
vim,tmuxetc. - Mouse events support: Xterm.js captures mouse events like click and scroll and passes them to the terminal’s back-end controlling process
- CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) character support: Xterm.js renders CJK characters seamlessly
- IME support: Insert international (including CJK) characters using IME input with your keyboard
- Self-contained library: Xterm.js works on its own. It does not require any external libraries like jQuery or React to work
- Modular, event-based API: Lets you build addons and themes with ease
This package contains the unpacked individual xterm CommonJS modules.
There are three methods to install node-xterm 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-xterm 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-xterm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-xterm
Install node-xterm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-xterm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-xterm
Install node-xterm 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-xterm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-xterm
How To Uninstall node-xterm on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the node-xterm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-xterm
Uninstall node-xterm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-xterm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-xterm
Remove node-xterm Configurations and Data
To remove node-xterm configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-xterm
Remove node-xterm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-xterm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-xterm
Dependencies
node-xterm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xterm package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.