How To Install node-daemon on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-daemon on Ubuntu 20.04. node-daemon is Turn a node script into a daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-daemon on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is node-daemon

node-daemon is:

Daemon actually re-spawns the current application and runs it again. The only difference between the original and the fork is that the original will not execute past the daemon() call whereas the fork will.

There are three methods to install node-daemon on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-daemon 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-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-daemon

Install node-daemon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-daemon

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-daemon

How To Uninstall node-daemon on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove node-daemon

Uninstall node-daemon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-daemon

Remove node-daemon Configurations and Data

To remove node-daemon configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-daemon

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-daemon package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.