How To Install node-backoff on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-backoff on Debian 12.
What is node-backoff
node-backoff is:
Fibonacci and exponential backoffs for Node.js.
It inherits from EventEmitter. When backoff starts, backoff event is emitted, when backoff ends, ready event is emitted.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-backoff 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-backoff 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-backoff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-backoff
Install node-backoff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-backoff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-backoff
Install node-backoff 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-backoff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-backoff
How To Uninstall node-backoff on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-backoff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-backoff
Uninstall node-backoff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-backoff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-backoff
Remove node-backoff Configurations and Data
To remove node-backoff configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-backoff
Remove node-backoff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-backoff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-backoff
Dependencies
node-backoff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-backoff package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
