How To Install node-nopt on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-nopt on Debian 11.
What is node-nopt
node-nopt is:
Full featured option parser, with support for :
- types (String, path, url, Number, Date, Boolean, NaN, Stream, Array)
- error handling
- abbreviations
- shorthands
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
There are three methods to install node-nopt 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-nopt 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-nopt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-nopt
Install node-nopt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-nopt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-nopt
Install node-nopt 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-nopt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-nopt
How To Uninstall node-nopt on Debian 11
To uninstall only the node-nopt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-nopt
Uninstall node-nopt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-nopt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-nopt
Remove node-nopt Configurations and Data
To remove node-nopt configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-nopt
Remove node-nopt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-nopt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-nopt
Dependencies
node-nopt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-nopt package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
