How To Install node-lockfile on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-lockfile on Debian 9.
What is node-lockfile
node-lockfile is:
This module provides asynchronous and synchronous concurrent file locking. It supports timeouts, expirations, and retrying upon failure.
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
There are three methods to install node-lockfile on Debian 9. 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-lockfile 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-lockfile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-lockfile
Install node-lockfile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-lockfile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-lockfile
Install node-lockfile 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-lockfile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-lockfile
How To Uninstall node-lockfile on Debian 9
To uninstall only the node-lockfile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-lockfile
Uninstall node-lockfile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-lockfile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-lockfile
Remove node-lockfile Configurations and Data
To remove node-lockfile configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-lockfile
Remove node-lockfile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-lockfile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-lockfile
Dependencies
node-lockfile have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-lockfile package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.