How To Install node-es5-ext on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-es5-ext on Debian 10.
What is node-es5-ext
node-es5-ext is:
Shims for upcoming ES6 standard and other goodies implemented strictly with ECMAScript conventions in mind.
It’s designed to be used in compliant ECMAScript 5 or ECMAScript 6 environments. Older environments are not supported, although most of the features should work with correct ECMAScript 5 shim on board.
When used in ECMAScript 6 environment, native implementation (if valid) takes precedence over shims.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-es5-ext 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-es5-ext 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-es5-ext using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-es5-ext
Install node-es5-ext Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-es5-ext using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-es5-ext
Install node-es5-ext 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-es5-ext using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-es5-ext
How To Uninstall node-es5-ext on Debian 10
To uninstall only the node-es5-ext package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-es5-ext
Uninstall node-es5-ext And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-es5-ext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-es5-ext
Remove node-es5-ext Configurations and Data
To remove node-es5-ext configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-es5-ext
Remove node-es5-ext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-es5-ext configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-es5-ext
Dependencies
node-es5-ext have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-es5-ext package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.