How To Install node-errorhandler on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-errorhandler on Ubuntu 18.04. node-errorhandler is error handler middleware - Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-errorhandler

node-errorhandler is:

This package provides a middleware to handle errors and to be used in a development environment.

When an error occurs the full error stack traces is sent back to the client for debugging purpose.

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

There are three methods to install node-errorhandler 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-errorhandler 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-errorhandler using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-errorhandler

Install node-errorhandler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-errorhandler

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-errorhandler

How To Uninstall node-errorhandler on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-errorhandler

Uninstall node-errorhandler And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-errorhandler

Remove node-errorhandler Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-errorhandler

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

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

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

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Summary

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