How To Install node-cbor on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-cbor on Debian 12.
What is node-cbor
node-cbor is:
node-cbor provides binaries and libraries to encode and parse data in the Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) data format (RFC8949).
It provides:
- cbor: a node-centric CBOR processor
- cbor-web: the “cbor” package compiled for use on the web
- cbor-cli: a set of command-line tools for working with node-cbor package
There are three methods to install node-cbor on Debian 12. 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-cbor 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-cbor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-cbor
Install node-cbor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-cbor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-cbor
Install node-cbor 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-cbor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-cbor
How To Uninstall node-cbor on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-cbor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-cbor
Uninstall node-cbor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-cbor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-cbor
Remove node-cbor Configurations and Data
To remove node-cbor configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-cbor
Remove node-cbor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-cbor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-cbor
Dependencies
node-cbor have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-cbor package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
