How To Install node-fastcgi on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-fastcgi on Debian 12.
What is node-fastcgi
node-fastcgi is:
node-fastcgi is a drop-in replacement for node’s standard http module (server only). Code written for a http server should work without changes with FastCGI. It can be used to build FastCGI applications or to convert existing node applications to FastCGI.
This implementation is fully compliant with the FastCGI 1.0 Specification.
There are three methods to install node-fastcgi 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-fastcgi 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-fastcgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-fastcgi
Install node-fastcgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-fastcgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-fastcgi
Install node-fastcgi 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-fastcgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-fastcgi
How To Uninstall node-fastcgi on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-fastcgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-fastcgi
Uninstall node-fastcgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-fastcgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-fastcgi
Remove node-fastcgi Configurations and Data
To remove node-fastcgi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-fastcgi
Remove node-fastcgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-fastcgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-fastcgi
Dependencies
node-fastcgi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-fastcgi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
