How To Install node-external-editor on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-external-editor on Debian 12.
What is node-external-editor
node-external-editor is:
Node.js module to edit a string with the users preferred text editor, using either $VISUAL or $ENVIRONMENT.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-external-editor 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-external-editor 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-external-editor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-external-editor
Install node-external-editor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-external-editor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-external-editor
Install node-external-editor 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-external-editor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-external-editor
How To Uninstall node-external-editor on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-external-editor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-external-editor
Uninstall node-external-editor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-external-editor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-external-editor
Remove node-external-editor Configurations and Data
To remove node-external-editor configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-external-editor
Remove node-external-editor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-external-editor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-external-editor
Dependencies
node-external-editor have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-external-editor package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.