How To Install node-uid-number on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-uid-number on Debian 9. node-uid-number is Convert a username/group name to a uid/gid number

Introduction

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

What is node-uid-number

node-uid-number is:

This module can be used to convert a username/groupname to a uid/gid number.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-uid-number

Install node-uid-number Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-uid-number

Install node-uid-number 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-uid-number using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-uid-number

How To Uninstall node-uid-number on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove node-uid-number

Uninstall node-uid-number And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-uid-number

Remove node-uid-number Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-uid-number

Remove node-uid-number configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-uid-number

Dependencies

node-uid-number have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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