How to Install node-gyp software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install node-gyp software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

node-gyp software package provides Native addon build tool for Node.js, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install node-gyp 

node-gyp is installed in your system.

Make ensure the node-gyp package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep node-gyp *

You will get with node-gyp package name, version, architecture and description in a table

node-gyp package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Web Software
Package node-gyp
Version 0.10.10-2
Description Native addon build tool for Node.js
Sub Section Web


See Also, How to uninstall or remove node-gyp software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?