How To Install libnode64 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnode64 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libnode64
libnode64 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.
Node.js is bundled with several useful libraries to handle server tasks:
System, Events, Standard I/O, Modules, Timers, Child Processes, POSIX, HTTP, Multipart Parsing, TCP, DNS, Assert, Path, URL, Query Strings.
This package provides the dynamic library for Node.js.
There are three methods to install libnode64 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnode64 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnode64 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnode64
Install libnode64 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnode64 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnode64
Install libnode64 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 libnode64 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnode64
How To Uninstall libnode64 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libnode64 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnode64
Uninstall libnode64 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnode64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnode64
Remove libnode64 Configurations and Data
To remove libnode64 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnode64
Remove libnode64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnode64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnode64
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnode64 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
