How To Install node-grunt-contrib-uglify on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-grunt-contrib-uglify on Debian 9. node-grunt-contrib-uglify is Minify JavaScript files with UglifyJS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-grunt-contrib-uglify on Debian 9.

What is node-grunt-contrib-uglify

node-grunt-contrib-uglify is:

Node.js module that provides a grunt plugin to minify JavaScript files with UglifyJS.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-grunt-contrib-uglify

Install node-grunt-contrib-uglify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-grunt-contrib-uglify

Install node-grunt-contrib-uglify 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-grunt-contrib-uglify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-grunt-contrib-uglify

How To Uninstall node-grunt-contrib-uglify on Debian 9

To uninstall only the node-grunt-contrib-uglify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-grunt-contrib-uglify

Uninstall node-grunt-contrib-uglify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-grunt-contrib-uglify

Remove node-grunt-contrib-uglify Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-grunt-contrib-uglify

Remove node-grunt-contrib-uglify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-grunt-contrib-uglify

Dependencies

node-grunt-contrib-uglify have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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