How To Install node-keygrip on Debian 10

Learn how to install node-keygrip on Debian 10 with this tutorial. node-keygrip is Key signing and verification for rotated credentials for Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-keygrip

node-keygrip is:

This module helps signing and verifying data through a rotating credential system, in which new server keys can be added and old ones removed regularly, without invalidating client credentials.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-keygrip

Install node-keygrip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-keygrip

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-keygrip

How To Uninstall node-keygrip on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove node-keygrip

Uninstall node-keygrip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-keygrip

Remove node-keygrip Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-keygrip

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-keygrip have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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