How To Install node-pad on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-pad on Debian 9.
What is node-pad
node-pad is:
Node.js module that provides a simple function to pad strings in both left and right directions.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-pad 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-pad 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-pad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-pad
Install node-pad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-pad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-pad
Install node-pad 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-pad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-pad
How To Uninstall node-pad on Debian 9
To uninstall only the node-pad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-pad
Uninstall node-pad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-pad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-pad
Remove node-pad Configurations and Data
To remove node-pad configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-pad
Remove node-pad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-pad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-pad
Dependencies
node-pad have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-pad package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
