How To Install node-opener on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-opener on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-opener
node-opener is:
That is, in your desktop environment. This will make actual windows pop up, with stuff in them:
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-opener 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-opener 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-opener using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-opener
Install node-opener Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-opener using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-opener
Install node-opener 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-opener using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-opener
How To Uninstall node-opener on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-opener package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-opener
Uninstall node-opener And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-opener and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-opener
Remove node-opener Configurations and Data
To remove node-opener configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-opener
Remove node-opener configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-opener configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-opener
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-opener package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.