How to Install Yarn on Ubuntu 22.04

Yarn is a package manager for JavaScript that is commonly used as an alternative to npm (Node Package Manager). To install Yarn on Ubuntu 22.04, you can use npm or manually add the Yarn repository. Here's how to do it using the npm method:

Method 1: Install Yarn using npm

Step 1 : Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed.

Step 2 : Use npm to install Yarn globally:

 sudo npm install -g yarn

Step 3 : Verify the installation by checking the Yarn version:

 yarn --version

Method 2: Install Yarn using the Yarn Repository

Alternatively, you can add the Yarn repository to your system and install Yarn. Here's how:

Step 4 : Add the Yarn GPG key:

 curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/yarn-keyring.gpg

Step 5 : Add the Yarn repository to your sources:

 echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/yarn-keyring.gpg] https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list > /dev/null

Step 6 : Update the package list:

 sudo apt update

Step 7 : Install Yarn:

 sudo apt install yarn

Step 8 : Verify the installation by checking the Yarn version:

 yarn --version

Now, you have Yarn installed on your Ubuntu 22.04 system. You can use it as a package manager for your JavaScript projects. If you have Node.js installed, you can use either npm or Yarn to manage your project dependencies.