8/22/2016

Install Bower on Ubuntu 16.04 & 14.04 LTS

Install Bower on Ubuntu 16.04 & 14.04 LTS Bower manages the components for website like frameworks, libraries, assets, and utilities. It keeps track all the components and check regularly for there updates. Bower uses a manifest file bower.json file to keep track of packages.This tutorial will help you to install Bower (A package manager) on Ubuntu, Debian and LinuxMint operating systems. 1. Install Node.js & NPM  First you need to install node.js on your system. Use following set of commands to add node.js ppa in your Ubuntu system and install it. $ sudo apt-get install python-software-properties $ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash $ sudo apt-get install nodejs

Make sure you have successfully installed node.js and npm on your systemyou need to install node.js on your system.

$ node --version $ npm --version

2. Install Bower using NPM

After installation of node.js and npm on your system, use following commands to install bower.

$ sudo npm install -g bower

After successful installation of bower, check the installed version on your system using following command.

$ bower --version 1.7.9

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