How To Install node-verror on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-verror on Ubuntu 18.04. node-verror is rich JavaScript errors

Introduction

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

What is node-verror

node-verror is:

This module provides several classes in support of Joyent’s Best Practices for Error Handling in Node.js.

The error classes here support:

  • printf-style arguments for the message
  • chains of causes
  • properties to provide extra information about the error
  • creating your own subclasses that support all of these

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-verror

Install node-verror Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-verror

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-verror

How To Uninstall node-verror on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-verror

Uninstall node-verror And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-verror

Remove node-verror Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-verror

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

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

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

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Summary

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