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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "nodejs-legacy" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install nodejs-legacy on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall nodejs-legacy on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: nodejs-legacy
Architecture: all
Version: 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/web
Source: nodejs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 81
Depends: nodejs (>= 0.6.19~dfsg1-3~)
Conflicts: node
Filename: pool/universe/n/nodejs/nodejs-legacy_4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2_all.deb
Size: 27944
MD5sum: c3b00151ac69d4fdffbbb6a6cc22ecc4
SHA1: 0d8c01fc5e3b4204b94924cfa92ed9d4608a3a76
SHA256: e10385c92905e30aab914aa142b6f762776561ccd61fa1f5f6ff3043934ebcdb
SHA512: 67ce9ce5d20fde351419c727b56ae531c881ad41dddaaeaefdeb37a3c5930659e8f90ba59926727b13ecd82ccc42859f5b1bd5c3f15d5e52450b8fcea2a7e9bc
Homepage: http://nodejs.org/
Description-en: evented I/O for V8 javascript (legacy symlink)
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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This package contains a symlink for legacy Node.js code requiring
binary to be /usr/bin/node (not /usr/bin/nodejs as provided in Debian).
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No other Debian packages should depend on this package. For more
information, see

Description-md5: c72fe66177b6537572dbe9b186ed3611

Package: nodejs-legacy
Priority: extra
Section: universe/web
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: nodejs
Version: 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4
Depends: nodejs (>= 0.6.19~dfsg1-3~)
Conflicts: node
Filename: pool/universe/n/nodejs/nodejs-legacy_4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 27676
MD5sum: 50f37fddb641729634b9c35d3bf623e1
SHA1: 9d41f9b8a38f1bf3df52822f8e883469e3070317
SHA256: 44ef0189981d3f7b6e53c0f5ad22f924e1cfc0972c9ec1e6359936771ae58c6a
Description-en: evented I/O for V8 javascript (legacy symlink)
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.
.
This package contains a symlink for legacy Node.js code requiring
binary to be /usr/bin/node (not /usr/bin/nodejs as provided in Debian).
.
No other Debian packages should depend on this package. For more
information, see

Description-md5: c72fe66177b6537572dbe9b186ed3611
Homepage: http://nodejs.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu