How To Install couchapp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install couchapp on Debian 9. couchapp is Standalone CouchDB Application Development Made Simple

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install couchapp on Debian 9.

What is couchapp

couchapp is:

CouchApp is a set of helpers and a jQuery plugin that conspire to get you up and running on CouchDB quickly and correctly. It brings clarity and order to the freedom of CouchDB’s document-based approach.

There are three methods to install couchapp on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install couchapp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install couchapp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install couchapp

Install couchapp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install couchapp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install couchapp

Install couchapp Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install couchapp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install couchapp

How To Uninstall couchapp on Debian 9

To uninstall only the couchapp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove couchapp

Uninstall couchapp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall couchapp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove couchapp

Remove couchapp Configurations and Data

To remove couchapp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge couchapp

Remove couchapp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove couchapp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge couchapp

Dependencies

couchapp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install couchapp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.