How To Install node-pre-gyp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-pre-gyp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-pre-gyp
node-pre-gyp is:
This executable extends node-gyp with commands to package, test, and publish Node.js binary addons. It also improves build configuration and module loading.
This version is patched to always build modules from source.
node-gyp is a native addon build tool for Node.js
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-pre-gyp 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-pre-gyp 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-pre-gyp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-pre-gyp
Install node-pre-gyp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-pre-gyp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-pre-gyp
Install node-pre-gyp 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-pre-gyp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-pre-gyp
How To Uninstall node-pre-gyp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-pre-gyp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-pre-gyp
Uninstall node-pre-gyp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-pre-gyp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-pre-gyp
Remove node-pre-gyp Configurations and Data
To remove node-pre-gyp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-pre-gyp
Remove node-pre-gyp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-pre-gyp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-pre-gyp
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-pre-gyp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
