How To Install node-html5shiv on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-html5shiv on Debian 12.
What is node-html5shiv
node-html5shiv is:
This package enables use of HTML5 sectioning elements in legacy Internet Explorer and provides basic HTML5 styling for Internet Explorer 6-9, Safari 4.x (and iPhone 3.x), and Firefox 3.x.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-html5shiv 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-html5shiv 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-html5shiv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-html5shiv
Install node-html5shiv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-html5shiv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-html5shiv
Install node-html5shiv 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-html5shiv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-html5shiv
How To Uninstall node-html5shiv on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-html5shiv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-html5shiv
Uninstall node-html5shiv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-html5shiv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-html5shiv
Remove node-html5shiv Configurations and Data
To remove node-html5shiv configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-html5shiv
Remove node-html5shiv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-html5shiv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-html5shiv
Dependencies
node-html5shiv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-html5shiv package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
