Install Yarn on Ubuntu

Prerequisites

Update Ubuntu:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

You need sudo rights. Install Node.js and npm:

sudo apt install nodejs npm -y

Key features of Yarn

1. Fast. Downloads packages in parallel.
2. Secure. Checks package integrity.
3. Reliable. The yarn.lock file fixes the versions.
4. Offline install. Reuses cached packages.
5. Good network use. Retries and limits requests.
6. Better dependency resolution.

Install with npm (recommended)

sudo npm install --global yarn

Check:

yarn --version

Install from the Ubuntu repository

On Ubuntu the yarn package name can point to a different tool (cmdtest), so the npm method is safer. The repository package is named yarnpkg on newer releases:

sudo apt install yarnpkg

Common commands

• yarn init creates a new project with a package.json.
• yarn add [package] adds a package.
• yarn remove [package] removes a package.
• yarn install installs all the dependencies.
• yarn upgrade updates the packages.
• yarn run [script] runs a script from package.json.

Quick recap

• Install Node.js, then sudo npm install --global yarn.