How to Install and Uninstall nodejs Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "nodejs" package

Learn how to install nodejs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall nodejs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                nodejs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nodejs package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: nodejs
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12931
Provides: nodejs-abi-46
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4), libicu55 (>= 55.1-1~), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.2~beta3), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libuv1 (>= 1.6.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nodejs/nodejs_4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2_amd64.deb
Size: 3161678
MD5sum: aa944e25996782303e00e7c780de3893
SHA1: 006b4bcebdc83725e9160e5cc92bc374132e0d87
SHA256: fdbd58ebe06bc2bf6e54f0655e71a1bd743ff14f8b8415d012728529ebe63f10
SHA512: 6f1a30227f0c6365c5cc2dd083d348f2924eb9a371bd116bdf196d985fa60346cd0129776048845da6b6b87613dec7b8a47263a71830a3e6c28c8ff3633e3773
Homepage: http://nodejs.org/
Description-en: evented I/O for V8 javascript
Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily
building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an
event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and
efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run
across distributed devices.
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Node.js is bundled with several useful libraries to handle server
tasks:
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System, Events, Standard I/O, Modules, Timers, Child Processes, POSIX,
HTTP, Multipart Parsing, TCP, DNS, Assert, Path, URL, Query Strings.
Description-md5: e507fb472d7cdaceffc5b285a62d5c1b

Package: nodejs
Priority: extra
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 12930
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4
Provides: nodejs-abi-46
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4), libicu55 (>= 55.1-1~), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.2~beta3), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libuv1 (>= 1.6.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nodejs/nodejs_4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 3161636
MD5sum: 4b20acbf1f01cb13661ce50eb7b62c1d
SHA1: cd2b863329d135f3c32b54b22a0c52e765355a1d
SHA256: b8b6a9d9dafa004a8574a7d4eed987a8ee175059fb0946ebb81c21780b19503b
Description-en: evented I/O for V8 javascript
Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily
building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an
event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and
efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run
across distributed devices.
.
Node.js is bundled with several useful libraries to handle server
tasks:
.
System, Events, Standard I/O, Modules, Timers, Child Processes, POSIX,
HTTP, Multipart Parsing, TCP, DNS, Assert, Path, URL, Query Strings.
Description-md5: e507fb472d7cdaceffc5b285a62d5c1b
Homepage: http://nodejs.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu