How To Install node-libpq on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-libpq on Debian 12.
What is node-libpq
node-libpq is:
node-libpq attempts to mirror as closely as possible the C API provided by libpq and provides the absolute minimum level of abstraction. It is intended to be extremely low level and allow you the same access as the libpq in C.
There are three methods to install node-libpq 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-libpq 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-libpq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-libpq
Install node-libpq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-libpq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-libpq
Install node-libpq 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-libpq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-libpq
How To Uninstall node-libpq on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-libpq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-libpq
Uninstall node-libpq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-libpq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-libpq
Remove node-libpq Configurations and Data
To remove node-libpq configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-libpq
Remove node-libpq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-libpq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-libpq
Dependencies
node-libpq have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-libpq package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
