How To Install node-punycode on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-punycode on Debian 11. node-punycode is Nodejs robust Punycode converter fully RFC compliant

Introduction

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

What is node-punycode

node-punycode is:

node-punycode is a punycode converter conforming to RFC 3492 and RFC 5891, and works on nearly all JavaScript platforms.

Punycode is a way to represent Unicode with the limited character subset of ASCII supported by the Domain Name System.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-punycode

Install node-punycode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-punycode

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-punycode

How To Uninstall node-punycode on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove node-punycode

Uninstall node-punycode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-punycode

Remove node-punycode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-punycode

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-punycode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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