How To Install node-keypress on Debian 10

Learn how to install node-keypress on Debian 10 with this tutorial. node-keypress is Make any Node ReadableStream emit keypress events

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-keypress on Debian 10.

What is node-keypress

node-keypress is:

Previous to Node v0.8.x, there was an undocumented “keypress” event that process.stdin would emit when it was a TTY. Some people discovered this hidden gem, and started using it in their own code.

In Node v0.8.x (and above), this “keypress” event does not get emitted by default, but rather only when it is being used in conjunction with the readline (or by extension, the repl) module.

This module is the exact logic from the node pre-v0.8.x releases ripped out into its own module.

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There are three methods to install node-keypress on Debian 10. 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-keypress 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-keypress using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-keypress

Install node-keypress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-keypress

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-keypress

How To Uninstall node-keypress on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove node-keypress

Uninstall node-keypress And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-keypress and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-keypress

Remove node-keypress Configurations and Data

To remove node-keypress configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-keypress

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-keypress have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-keypress package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.