How To Install node-fstream-ignore on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-fstream-ignore on Debian 9.

What is node-fstream-ignore

node-fstream-ignore is:

node-fstream-ignore filters out files that match globs in .ignore files throughout the tree, like how git ignores files based on a .gitignore file.

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

There are three methods to install node-fstream-ignore 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-fstream-ignore 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-fstream-ignore using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-fstream-ignore

Install node-fstream-ignore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-fstream-ignore using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-fstream-ignore

Install node-fstream-ignore 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-fstream-ignore using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-fstream-ignore

How To Uninstall node-fstream-ignore on Debian 9

To uninstall only the node-fstream-ignore package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-fstream-ignore

Uninstall node-fstream-ignore And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-fstream-ignore

Remove node-fstream-ignore Configurations and Data

To remove node-fstream-ignore configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-fstream-ignore

Remove node-fstream-ignore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-fstream-ignore

Dependencies

node-fstream-ignore have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-minimatch
• node-fstream
• node-inherits

References

• node-fstream-ignore website

Summary

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