How To Install node-proxy-addr on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-proxy-addr on Debian 10.
What is node-proxy-addr
node-proxy-addr is:
This module allows one to list and optionally filter remote addresses of an incoming request, as populated by the HTTP X-Forwarded-For header.
It works with both IPv4 and IPv6 and can filter addresses using pre-defined names like “loopback”, “linklocal” or “uniquelocal” (which are expanded internally into IP addresses or ranges), or using a custom function.
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There are three methods to install node-proxy-addr 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-proxy-addr 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-proxy-addr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-proxy-addr
Install node-proxy-addr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-proxy-addr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-proxy-addr
Install node-proxy-addr 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-proxy-addr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-proxy-addr
How To Uninstall node-proxy-addr on Debian 10
To uninstall only the node-proxy-addr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-proxy-addr
Uninstall node-proxy-addr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-proxy-addr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-proxy-addr
Remove node-proxy-addr Configurations and Data
To remove node-proxy-addr configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-proxy-addr
Remove node-proxy-addr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-proxy-addr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-proxy-addr
Dependencies
node-proxy-addr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-proxy-addr package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.