How To Install node-micromatch on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-micromatch on Debian 11. node-micromatch is Glob matching for javascript/node.js

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-micromatch on Debian 11.

What is node-micromatch

node-micromatch is:

A drop-in replacement and faster alternative to minimatch and multimatch.

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

There are three methods to install node-micromatch on Debian 11. 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-micromatch 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-micromatch using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-micromatch

Install node-micromatch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-micromatch

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-micromatch

How To Uninstall node-micromatch on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove node-micromatch

Uninstall node-micromatch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-micromatch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-micromatch

Remove node-micromatch Configurations and Data

To remove node-micromatch configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-micromatch

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-micromatch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-micromatch package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.