How To Install node-es6-module-transpiler on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-es6-module-transpiler on Debian 9. node-es6-module-transpiler is Module transpiler from ECMAScript 6 for Node.js

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-es6-module-transpiler on Debian 9.

What is node-es6-module-transpiler

node-es6-module-transpiler is:

This is an experimental compiler that allows you to write your JavaScript using a subset of the current ES6 module syntax, and compile it into various formats.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-es6-module-transpiler 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-es6-module-transpiler 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-es6-module-transpiler using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-es6-module-transpiler

Install node-es6-module-transpiler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-es6-module-transpiler using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-es6-module-transpiler

Install node-es6-module-transpiler 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-es6-module-transpiler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-es6-module-transpiler

How To Uninstall node-es6-module-transpiler on Debian 9

To uninstall only the node-es6-module-transpiler package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-es6-module-transpiler

Uninstall node-es6-module-transpiler And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-es6-module-transpiler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-es6-module-transpiler

Remove node-es6-module-transpiler Configurations and Data

To remove node-es6-module-transpiler configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-es6-module-transpiler

Remove node-es6-module-transpiler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-es6-module-transpiler configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-es6-module-transpiler

Dependencies

node-es6-module-transpiler have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-es6-module-transpiler package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.