How To Install node-express-generator on Debian 9

Introduction

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

What is node-express-generator

node-express-generator is:

This package provides the express executable, a simple tool to quickly setup an express application from a list of common templates.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-express-generator

Install node-express-generator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-express-generator

Install node-express-generator 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-express-generator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-express-generator

How To Uninstall node-express-generator on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove node-express-generator

Uninstall node-express-generator And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-express-generator

Remove node-express-generator Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-express-generator

Remove node-express-generator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-express-generator

Dependencies

node-express-generator have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-mkdirp
• node-commander

References

• node-express-generator website

Summary

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