How To Install node-rewire on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-rewire on Debian 12.
What is node-rewire
node-rewire is:
rewire adds a special setter and getter to modules making it possible to modify their behaviour for better unit testing. It provides functionality for
- inject mocks for other modules or globals like process
- inspect private variables
- override variables within the module.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-rewire 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-rewire 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-rewire using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-rewire
Install node-rewire Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-rewire using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-rewire
Install node-rewire 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-rewire using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-rewire
How To Uninstall node-rewire on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-rewire package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-rewire
Uninstall node-rewire And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-rewire and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-rewire
Remove node-rewire Configurations and Data
To remove node-rewire configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-rewire
Remove node-rewire configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-rewire configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-rewire
Dependencies
node-rewire have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-rewire package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
