In this tutorial we will show you how to install Ionic Framework on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Ionic Framework is the free, open source mobile UI toolkit for developing high-quality cross-platform apps for native iOS, Android, and the web—all from a single codebase.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation ClamAV on a Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) server.
Ionic Framework on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver
Step 1. First make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running these following apt-get commands in the terminal.
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade
Step 2. Installing Node.js.
First, use the following commands to install NPM and Node.js:
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install nodejs
Step 3. Installing Cordova.
Run the following command to install Cordova on your system using npm command:
sudo npm install -g cordova
Step 4. Installing Ionic Framework on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Use NPM command to install Ionic framework on your system:
sudo npm install -g ionic
Verify the ionic installation:
ionic -v
Step 5. Create Ionic Application.
First, create a new Cordova project on your computer using the following command:
ionic start HelloM0na blank
Now use one of the following commands to enable iOS or Android platform:
ionic platform add ios ionic platform add android
Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed Ionic Framework. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing Ionic Framework open source antivirus engine in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official Ionic Framework web site.