How to Install and Uninstall node-daemon Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "node-daemon" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install node-daemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                node-daemon
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "node-daemon" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall node-daemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                node-daemon
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the node-daemon package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: node-daemon
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 46
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.0-1
Depends: nodejs (>= 0.8.0)
Filename: pool/universe/n/node-daemon/node-daemon_1.1.0-1_all.deb
Size: 4004
MD5sum: 4bd27439238088e5ff861b5f2eae4cb3
SHA1: 1a4780b113cedba9de6370ed7e4db3c8b72fd5cf
SHA256: 57cab39664e2995269d85755e1661f7e2e41bf6c021c5c124ba46876e581d2cc
Description-en: Turn a node script into a daemon
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.
Description-md5: 062a9de7cb823719caccd606de43df86
Homepage: https://github.com/indexzero/daemon.node
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu