How To Install node-errno on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-errno on Ubuntu 18.04. node-errno is libuv errno details exposed - Node.js module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-errno on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is node-errno

node-errno is:

errno is a Node.js module which exposes more details of libuv errors.

When you need more details about Node.js errors, errno provides the mappings directly from libuv so you can use them in your code.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-errno on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install node-errno 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-errno using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-errno

Install node-errno Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-errno using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-errno

Install node-errno 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-errno using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-errno

How To Uninstall node-errno on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the node-errno package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-errno

Uninstall node-errno And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-errno and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-errno

Remove node-errno Configurations and Data

To remove node-errno configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-errno

Remove node-errno configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-errno configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-errno

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-errno package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.