How To Install node-http-server on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-http-server on Debian 12.
What is node-http-server
node-http-server is:
http-server is a simple, zero-configuration command-line static HTTP server powerful enough for production usage, but simple enough to be used for testing, local development and learning.
There are three methods to install node-http-server on Debian 12. 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-http-server 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-http-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-http-server
Install node-http-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-http-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-http-server
Install node-http-server 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-http-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-http-server
How To Uninstall node-http-server on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-http-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-http-server
Uninstall node-http-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-http-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-http-server
Remove node-http-server Configurations and Data
To remove node-http-server configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-http-server
Remove node-http-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-http-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-http-server
Dependencies
node-http-server have the following dependencies:
- node-async
- node-basic-auth
- node-chalk
- node-debug
- node-he
- node-http-proxy
- node-jsdom
- node-mime
- node-minimist
- node-mkdirp
- node-qs
- nodejs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-http-server package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
