How To Install libnode-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnode-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libnode-dev
libnode-dev is:
Node.js is a platform built on Chrome’s JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
This package provides development headers for libnode72
There are three methods to install libnode-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnode-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnode-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnode-dev
Install libnode-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnode-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnode-dev
Install libnode-dev 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 libnode-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnode-dev
How To Uninstall libnode-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libnode-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnode-dev
Uninstall libnode-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnode-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnode-dev
Remove libnode-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnode-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnode-dev
Remove libnode-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnode-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnode-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnode-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
