How To Install node-gyp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-gyp on Debian 9. node-gyp is Native addon build tool for Node.js

Introduction

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

What is node-gyp

node-gyp is:

node-gyp is a cross-platform command-line tool written in Node.js for compiling native addon modules for Node.js.

It features :

  • Easy to use, consistent interface
  • Same commands to build a module on every platform
  • Support of multiple target versions of Node.js

node-gyp replaces node-waf program which was deprecated in Node.js 0.8 and removed since Node.js 0.10.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-gyp

Install node-gyp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-gyp

Install node-gyp 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-gyp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-gyp

How To Uninstall node-gyp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove node-gyp

Uninstall node-gyp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-gyp

Remove node-gyp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-gyp

Remove node-gyp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-gyp

Dependencies

node-gyp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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