How to Install and Uninstall node-external-editor Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "node-external-editor" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install node-external-editor on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "node-external-editor" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall node-external-editor on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                node-external-editor
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the node-external-editor package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: node-external-editor
Architecture: all
Version: 2.2.0+dfsg-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 34
Depends: node-iconv-lite, node-jschardet (>= 2.1.1+repack-1~), node-tmp, nodejs
Filename: pool/universe/n/node-external-editor/node-external-editor_2.2.0+dfsg-2_all.deb
Size: 8964
MD5sum: 4bccc67d3dda4f66deaeb0efd3cf2dfe
SHA1: 3896c08be6d86f7135a8392f22fd69cfbd3bef9b
SHA256: a7a9f0247f962e11f66cc7866c6f77ee717c0cfafb39be776e9ae4038b75dd06
Homepage: https://github.com/mrkmg/node-external-editor#readme
Description: Edit a string with the users preferred text editor
Description-md5: 68038b0386ea0c9529514b5d17f07271