How To Install iotjs on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iotjs on Debian 10.
What is iotjs
iotjs is:
Inter-operable service platform in the world of IoT, based on web technology. The target of IoT.js is to run in resource constrained devices such as only few kilobytes of RAM available device.
There are three methods to install iotjs 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 iotjs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iotjs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iotjs
Install iotjs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iotjs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iotjs
Install iotjs 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 iotjs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iotjs
How To Uninstall iotjs on Debian 10
To uninstall only the iotjs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iotjs
Uninstall iotjs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iotjs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iotjs
Remove iotjs Configurations and Data
To remove iotjs configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iotjs
Remove iotjs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iotjs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iotjs
Dependencies
iotjs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iotjs package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.