How To Install node-chalk on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-chalk on Debian 9. node-chalk is Terminal string styling for Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-chalk

node-chalk is:

Chalk is a Node.js module which provides string styling via ANSI escape codes without extending String.prototype.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-chalk 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-chalk 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-chalk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-chalk

Install node-chalk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-chalk

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-chalk

How To Uninstall node-chalk on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove node-chalk

Uninstall node-chalk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-chalk

Remove node-chalk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-chalk

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-chalk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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