How To Install node-chalk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-chalk on Debian 9.
What is node-chalk
node-chalk is:
Chalk is a Node.js module which provides string styling via ANSI escape codes without extending String.prototype.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-chalk 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-chalk 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-chalk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-chalk
Install node-chalk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-chalk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-chalk
Install node-chalk 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-chalk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-chalk
How To Uninstall node-chalk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the node-chalk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-chalk
Uninstall node-chalk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-chalk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-chalk
Remove node-chalk Configurations and Data
To remove node-chalk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-chalk
Remove node-chalk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-chalk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-chalk
Dependencies
node-chalk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-chalk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.