How To Install node-mersenne on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mersenne on Debian 12.
What is node-mersenne
node-mersenne is:
A Node.js module for generating high-quality Mersenne Twister random numbers.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-mersenne 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-mersenne 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-mersenne using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-mersenne
Install node-mersenne Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-mersenne using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-mersenne
Install node-mersenne 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-mersenne using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-mersenne
How To Uninstall node-mersenne on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-mersenne package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-mersenne
Uninstall node-mersenne And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-mersenne and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-mersenne
Remove node-mersenne Configurations and Data
To remove node-mersenne configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-mersenne
Remove node-mersenne configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-mersenne configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-mersenne
Dependencies
node-mersenne have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mersenne package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
