How To Install node-daemon on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-daemon on Debian 10.
What is node-daemon
node-daemon is:
Daemon actually re-spawns the current application and runs it again. The only difference between the original and the fork is that the original will not execute past the daemon() call whereas the fork will.
There are three methods to install node-daemon 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-daemon 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-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-daemon
Install node-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-daemon
Install node-daemon 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-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-daemon
How To Uninstall node-daemon on Debian 10
To uninstall only the node-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-daemon
Uninstall node-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-daemon
Remove node-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove node-daemon configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-daemon
Remove node-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-daemon
Dependencies
node-daemon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-daemon package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.