How to Install and Uninstall nodejs Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the nodejs on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "nodejs" package

This tutorial shows how to install nodejs on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "nodejs" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall nodejs on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nodejs package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: nodejs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: extra
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 907
Provides: node-types-node (= 12.20.42~12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnode72 (= 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4)
Recommends: ca-certificates, nodejs-doc
Suggests: npm
Breaks: node-babel-runtime (<< 7), node-typescript-types (<< 20210110~)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nodejs/nodejs_12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4_amd64.deb
Size: 121778
MD5sum: bfbcd47c2fe374b25e77526f1fca7305
SHA1: 6c3d3744e52373ca55e5c341f268f4084e3b0c4f
SHA256: cae44742046cbafeffe72bff11b0b1a7af366816391f85b588530a90a326ca1f
SHA512: b3cf35aad99de8d1360fbb6b12adbfaed2242eee7e34c38b70c4f1be72dfd44883920ddbaa024a1ad171d6554f2f3e5dcde4c915d727fa50c61fafcb93b62258
Homepage: https://nodejs.org/
Description: evented I/O for V8 javascript - runtime executable
Description-md5: 0d0bbaed314d7d26588d112ee4ede074

Package: nodejs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: extra
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 910
Provides: node-types-node (= 12.20.42~12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libnode72 (= 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3)
Recommends: ca-certificates, nodejs-doc
Suggests: npm
Breaks: node-babel-runtime (<< 7), node-typescript-types (<< 20210110~)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nodejs/nodejs_12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 121760
MD5sum: ca3bdecbf23aeb9df99992f274a83ee5
SHA1: dc87dff45aedff81e92f5f931fb15366ee5dad25
SHA256: 1277e86087fe865123fba1ca9936cc0ae8f009f357a7488c72fa4aba3c798f4e
SHA512: 9024f44ca5c4896131a73b5841f7da147f1a6a2454c6a44bdeef2e2cfe2e2a13dcab8ba21107d8f654f41dd907a23360bd4b78fdf4e79bf0ee2ed91dcfb88b9d
Homepage: https://nodejs.org/
Description: evented I/O for V8 javascript - runtime executable
Description-md5: 0d0bbaed314d7d26588d112ee4ede074