How To Install node-express-generator on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-express-generator on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is node-express-generator
node-express-generator is:
This package provides the
expressexecutable, a simple tool to quickly setup an express application from a list of common templates.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-express-generator 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-express-generator 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-express-generator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-express-generator
Install node-express-generator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-express-generator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-express-generator
Install node-express-generator 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-express-generator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-express-generator
How To Uninstall node-express-generator on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the node-express-generator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-express-generator
Uninstall node-express-generator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-express-generator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-express-generator
Remove node-express-generator Configurations and Data
To remove node-express-generator configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-express-generator
Remove node-express-generator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-express-generator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-express-generator
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-express-generator package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
