How To Install node-falafel on Debian 10

Learn how to install node-falafel on Debian 10 with this tutorial. node-falafel is transform javascript AST on a recursive walk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-falafel on Debian 10.

What is node-falafel

node-falafel is:

Falafel is a pure javascript implementation of recursive walk of abstract syntax tree (AST).

Using falafel you could do syntax aware search and replace, and patching using DOM like method.

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

There are three methods to install node-falafel on Debian 10. 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-falafel 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-falafel using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-falafel

Install node-falafel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-falafel

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-falafel

How To Uninstall node-falafel on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove node-falafel

Uninstall node-falafel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-falafel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-falafel

Remove node-falafel Configurations and Data

To remove node-falafel configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-falafel

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-falafel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-falafel package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.