How To Install node-jose on Debian 12

Learn how to install node-jose on Debian 12 with this tutorial. node-jose is JOSE library without dependencies

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-jose on Debian 12.

What is node-jose

node-jose is:

“JSON Web Almost Everything” - JWA, JWS, JWE, JWT, JWK, JWKS with no dependencies using runtime’s native crypto in Node.js, Browser, Cloudflare Workers, Electron, and Deno.

The following specifications are implemented by jose

  • JSON Web Signature (JWS) - RFC7515
  • JSON Web Encryption (JWE) - RFC7516
  • JSON Web Key (JWK) - RFC7517
  • JSON Web Algorithms (JWA) - RFC7518
  • JSON Web Token (JWT) - RFC7519
  • JSON Web Key Thumbprint - RFC7638
  • JWS Unencoded Payload Option - RFC7797
  • CFRG Elliptic Curve ECDH and Signatures - RFC8037
  • secp256k1 EC Key curve support - JOSE Registrations for WebAuthn Algorithms

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-jose

Install node-jose Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-jose

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-jose

How To Uninstall node-jose on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove node-jose

Uninstall node-jose And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-jose and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-jose

Remove node-jose Configurations and Data

To remove node-jose configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-jose

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-jose have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-jose package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.