How To Install Ionic Framework on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the Ionic Framework on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Ionic Framework is helpful for building Android and iOS programs faster. You must install those applications to create a hybrid mobile application.

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 the step-by-step installation of the Ionic Framework on a Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) server.

Prerequisites

• A server running one of the following operating systems: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).
• It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
• A non-root sudo user or access to the root user. We recommend acting as a non-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.

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 the 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 systems.

Use the NPM command to install the Ionic framework on your system:

sudo npm install -g ionic

Verify the ionic installation:

ionic -v

Step 5. Create an 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

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Ionic Framework. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the Ionic Framework in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official Ionic Framework website.