How To Install node-array-equal on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-array-equal on Debian 9.

What is node-array-equal

node-array-equal is:

This node module checks whether two arrays are equal:

var equals = require(‘array-equal’) assert(equals([1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3])) // => true assert(equals([1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3, 4])) // => false

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

There are three methods to install node-array-equal on Debian 9. 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-array-equal 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-array-equal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-array-equal

Install node-array-equal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-array-equal

Install node-array-equal 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-array-equal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-array-equal

How To Uninstall node-array-equal on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove node-array-equal

Uninstall node-array-equal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-array-equal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-array-equal

Remove node-array-equal Configurations and Data

To remove node-array-equal configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-array-equal

Remove node-array-equal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-array-equal

Dependencies

node-array-equal have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-array-equal website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-array-equal package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.