How To Install node-addon-api on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-addon-api on Debian 12.
What is node-addon-api
node-addon-api is:
node-addon-api contains header-only C++ wrapper classes which simplify the use of the C based Node-API provided by Node.js when using C++. It provides a C++ object model and exception handling semantics with low overhead.
There are three options for implementing addons: Node-API, nan, or direct use of internal V8, libuv and Node.js libraries. Unless there is a need for direct access to functionality which is not exposed by Node-API as outlined in C/C++ addons in Node.js core, use Node-API.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-addon-api 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 node-addon-api 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-addon-api using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-addon-api
Install node-addon-api Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-addon-api using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-addon-api
Install node-addon-api 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-addon-api using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-addon-api
How To Uninstall node-addon-api on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-addon-api package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-addon-api
Uninstall node-addon-api And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-addon-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-addon-api
Remove node-addon-api Configurations and Data
To remove node-addon-api configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-addon-api
Remove node-addon-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-addon-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-addon-api
Dependencies
node-addon-api have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-addon-api package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
