How To Install node-vhost on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-vhost on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-vhost
node-vhost is:
This module allows one to match incoming http requests to given host-server pairs, also known as virtual hosts.
It only works with in-process Request and Server Node.js objects, in particular it is not a proxy.
Connect is an extensible HTTP server framework.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-vhost 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-vhost 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-vhost using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-vhost
Install node-vhost Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-vhost using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-vhost
Install node-vhost 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-vhost using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-vhost
How To Uninstall node-vhost on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-vhost package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-vhost
Uninstall node-vhost And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-vhost and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-vhost
Remove node-vhost Configurations and Data
To remove node-vhost configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-vhost
Remove node-vhost configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-vhost configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-vhost
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-vhost package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
