How To Install node-bowser on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-bowser on Debian 9. node-bowser is JavaScript browser detection library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-bowser on Debian 9.

What is node-bowser

node-bowser is:

A simple utility for detecting browser product and version details.

There are three methods to install node-bowser 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 node-bowser Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-bowser

Install node-bowser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-bowser

Install node-bowser 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 node-bowser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-bowser

How To Uninstall node-bowser on Debian 9

To uninstall only the node-bowser package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-bowser

Uninstall node-bowser And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-bowser

Remove node-bowser Configurations and Data

To remove node-bowser configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-bowser

Remove node-bowser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-bowser

Dependencies

node-bowser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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