How To Install node-mongodb on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mongodb on Debian 10.
What is node-mongodb
node-mongodb is:
MongoDB is a high-performance, open source, schema-free document-oriented data store.
node-mongodb provides a high-level API on top of node-mongodb-core that is the meant for end users.
There are three methods to install node-mongodb 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-mongodb 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-mongodb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-mongodb
Install node-mongodb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-mongodb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-mongodb
Install node-mongodb 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-mongodb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-mongodb
How To Uninstall node-mongodb on Debian 10
To uninstall only the node-mongodb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-mongodb
Uninstall node-mongodb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-mongodb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-mongodb
Remove node-mongodb Configurations and Data
To remove node-mongodb configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-mongodb
Remove node-mongodb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-mongodb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-mongodb
Dependencies
node-mongodb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-mongodb package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.