How To Install node-jsonfile on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-jsonfile on Debian 9. node-jsonfile is Easily read/write JSON files in Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-jsonfile

node-jsonfile is:

jsonfile is a Node.js module to easily read/write JSON files in JavaScript.

The module provides readFile() and writeFile() methods that combine JSON.parse() with fs.readFile() and JSON.parse() with fs.readFile().

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-jsonfile

Install node-jsonfile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-jsonfile

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-jsonfile

How To Uninstall node-jsonfile on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove node-jsonfile

Uninstall node-jsonfile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-jsonfile

Remove node-jsonfile Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-jsonfile

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-jsonfile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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