How To Install esbuild on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install esbuild on Debian 12.
What is esbuild
esbuild is:
esbuild is a JavaScript bundler and minifier. It packages up JavaScript and TypeScript code for distribution on the web.
Why build another JavaScript build tool? The current build tools for the web are at least an order of magnitude slower than they should be. It is hoped that this project serves as an “existence proof” that JavaScript tooling can be much, much faster.
This package contains the esbuild binary.
There are three methods to install esbuild 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 esbuild Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install esbuild using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install esbuild
Install esbuild Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install esbuild using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install esbuild
Install esbuild 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 esbuild using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install esbuild
How To Uninstall esbuild on Debian 12
To uninstall only the esbuild package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove esbuild
Uninstall esbuild And Its Dependencies
To uninstall esbuild and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove esbuild
Remove esbuild Configurations and Data
To remove esbuild configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge esbuild
Remove esbuild configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove esbuild configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge esbuild
Dependencies
esbuild have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install esbuild package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.