How To Install node-prompts on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-prompts on Debian 11. node-prompts is Nodejs lightweight, beautiful and user-friendly interactive prompts

Introduction

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

What is node-prompts

node-prompts is:

prompts permits one to easy use cli prompts to enquire users for information:

  • User friendly: prompt uses layout and colors to create beautiful cli interfaces.
  • Promised: uses promises and async/await. No callback hell.
  • Flexible: all prompts are independent and can be used on their own.
  • Testable: provides a way to submit answers programmatically.
  • Unified: consistent experience across all prompts.

There are three methods to install node-prompts 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-prompts 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-prompts using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-prompts

Install node-prompts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-prompts

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-prompts

How To Uninstall node-prompts on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove node-prompts

Uninstall node-prompts And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-prompts

Remove node-prompts Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-prompts

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-prompts have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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