How To Install node-ignore on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ignore on Debian 12.
What is node-ignore
node-ignore is:
“ignore” is a manager, filter and parser for the .gitignore spec at https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore, implemented in pure JavaScript.
- Standalone module, much simpler than e.g. “fstream-ignore”.
- Only contains utility methods to filter paths according to the specified ignore rules.
- Never tries to discover ignore rules by traversing directories or fetching from git configurations.
- Doesn’t care about sub-modules of git projects.
- Complies exactly to gitignore documentation
at https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore:
- “/*.js” should only match “a.js”, not also “abc/a.js”.
- “**/foo” should match “foo” anywhere.
- Prevents re-including a file excluded in a parent directory.
- Handles trailing whitespaces:
- “a " (one space) should not match “a " (two spaces).
- “a \ " matches “a “.
- All test cases are verified against “git check-ignore”.
There are three methods to install node-ignore 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-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-ignore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-ignore
Install node-ignore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-ignore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-ignore
Install node-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-ignore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-ignore
How To Uninstall node-ignore on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-ignore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-ignore
Uninstall node-ignore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-ignore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-ignore
Remove node-ignore Configurations and Data
To remove node-ignore configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-ignore
Remove node-ignore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-ignore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-ignore
Dependencies
node-ignore have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ignore package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
