How To Install gyp on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gyp on Debian 10.
What is gyp
gyp is:
GYP (Generate Your Projects) is a tool to generate native Visual Studio, Xcode, SCons and make build files from a description of a project in a simple JSON-inspired format. Its syntax is a universal cross-platform build representation that still allows sufficient per-platform flexibility to accommodate irreconcilable differences.
There are three methods to install gyp 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 gyp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gyp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gyp
Install gyp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gyp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gyp
Install gyp 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 gyp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gyp
How To Uninstall gyp on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gyp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gyp
Uninstall gyp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gyp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gyp
Remove gyp Configurations and Data
To remove gyp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gyp
Remove gyp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gyp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gyp
Dependencies
gyp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gyp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
