How To Install node-psl on Debian 12

Learn how to install node-psl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. node-psl is Node.js domain name parser based on the Public Suffix List

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-psl on Debian 12.

What is node-psl

node-psl is:

psl is a JavaScript domain name parser based on the Public Suffix List (https://publicsuffix.org/). This implementation is tested against the test data hosted by Mozilla and kindly provided by Comodo.

The Public Suffix List is a cross-vendor initiative to provide an accurate list of domain name suffixes. A “public suffix” is one under which Internet users can directly register names. Some examples of public suffixes are “.com”, “.co.uk” and “pvt.k12.wy.us”. The Public Suffix List is a list of all known public suffixes.

This package provides the node.js module.

There are three methods to install node-psl on Debian 12. 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-psl 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-psl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-psl

Install node-psl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-psl

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-psl

How To Uninstall node-psl on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove node-psl

Uninstall node-psl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-psl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-psl

Remove node-psl Configurations and Data

To remove node-psl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-psl

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-psl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-psl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.