How To Install nodejs-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-dbg on Debian 9.
What is nodejs-dbg
nodejs-dbg is:
Node.js is a platform built on Chrome’s JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
This package contains the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install nodejs-dbg 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 nodejs-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nodejs-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nodejs-dbg
Install nodejs-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nodejs-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nodejs-dbg
Install nodejs-dbg 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 nodejs-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nodejs-dbg
How To Uninstall nodejs-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the nodejs-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nodejs-dbg
Uninstall nodejs-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nodejs-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nodejs-dbg
Remove nodejs-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove nodejs-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nodejs-dbg
Remove nodejs-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nodejs-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nodejs-dbg
Dependencies
nodejs-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
