How To Install node-doctrine on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-doctrine on Debian 9. node-doctrine is JSDoc parser

Introduction

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

What is node-doctrine

node-doctrine is:

Doctrine is a JSDoc parser, that parses documentation comments from JavaScript (you need to pass in the comment, not a complete source file)

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-doctrine

Install node-doctrine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-doctrine

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-doctrine

How To Uninstall node-doctrine on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove node-doctrine

Uninstall node-doctrine And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-doctrine

Remove node-doctrine Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-doctrine

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-doctrine have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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