How To Install node-chart.js on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-chart.js on Debian 12.

What is node-chart.js

node-chart.js is:

Simple yet flexible JavaScript charting for designers & developers.

This library allows you to visualize your data in 8 different ways; each of them animated and customisable. It has great rendering performance across all modern browsers (IE9+). And it redraws charts on window resize for perfect scale granularity.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-chart.js

Install node-chart.js Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-chart.js

Install node-chart.js 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-chart.js using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-chart.js

How To Uninstall node-chart.js on Debian 12

To uninstall only the node-chart.js package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-chart.js

Uninstall node-chart.js And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-chart.js and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-chart.js

Remove node-chart.js Configurations and Data

To remove node-chart.js configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-chart.js

Remove node-chart.js configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-chart.js

Dependencies

node-chart.js have the following dependencies:

• libjs-chart.js
• node-color-convert
• node-moment

References

• node-chart.js website
• node-chart.js on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-chart.js package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.