How To Install node-policyfile on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-policyfile on Debian 10.
What is node-policyfile
node-policyfile is:
A server to respond to Flash Socket Policy requests, both inline and through a dedicated server instance.
Use it to allow or disallow Flash Player sockets from accessing your site.
There are three methods to install node-policyfile 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-policyfile 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-policyfile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-policyfile
Install node-policyfile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-policyfile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-policyfile
Install node-policyfile 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-policyfile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-policyfile
How To Uninstall node-policyfile on Debian 10
To uninstall only the node-policyfile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-policyfile
Uninstall node-policyfile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-policyfile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-policyfile
Remove node-policyfile Configurations and Data
To remove node-policyfile configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-policyfile
Remove node-policyfile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-policyfile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-policyfile
Dependencies
node-policyfile have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-policyfile package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.