How To Install node-ajv on Debian 10

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ajv on Debian 10.

What is node-ajv

node-ajv is:

The fastest JSON Schema validator for node.js and browser with draft 6 support. Ajv generates code using doT templates to turn JSON schemas into super-fast validation functions that are efficient for v8 optimization.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-ajv 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 node-ajv 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-ajv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-ajv

Install node-ajv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-ajv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-ajv

Install node-ajv 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-ajv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-ajv

How To Uninstall node-ajv on Debian 10

To uninstall only the node-ajv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-ajv

Uninstall node-ajv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-ajv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-ajv

Remove node-ajv Configurations and Data

To remove node-ajv configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-ajv

Remove node-ajv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-ajv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-ajv

Dependencies

node-ajv have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-json-stable-stringify
• node-co

References

• node-ajv website
• node-ajv on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ajv package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.