How To Install node-raw-body on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-raw-body on Debian 9.
What is node-raw-body
node-raw-body is:
This module gets the entire buffer of a stream and validates its length against an expected length. A limit can also be set, preventing memory exhaustion. It is useful for parsing request bodies.
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
There are three methods to install node-raw-body on Debian 9. 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-raw-body 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-raw-body using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-raw-body
Install node-raw-body Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-raw-body using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-raw-body
Install node-raw-body 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-raw-body using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-raw-body
How To Uninstall node-raw-body on Debian 9
To uninstall only the node-raw-body package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-raw-body
Uninstall node-raw-body And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-raw-body and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-raw-body
Remove node-raw-body Configurations and Data
To remove node-raw-body configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-raw-body
Remove node-raw-body configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-raw-body configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-raw-body
Dependencies
node-raw-body have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-raw-body package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.