How To Install node-forever-agent on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-forever-agent on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is node-forever-agent
node-forever-agent is:
node-forever-agent keeps socket connections alive between keep-alive requests.
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
There are three methods to install node-forever-agent 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-forever-agent 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-forever-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-forever-agent
Install node-forever-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-forever-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-forever-agent
Install node-forever-agent 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-forever-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-forever-agent
How To Uninstall node-forever-agent on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the node-forever-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-forever-agent
Uninstall node-forever-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-forever-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-forever-agent
Remove node-forever-agent Configurations and Data
To remove node-forever-agent configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-forever-agent
Remove node-forever-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-forever-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-forever-agent
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-forever-agent package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
