How To Install node-sinon on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sinon on Debian 9. node-sinon is JavaScript test spies, stubs and mocks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sinon on Debian 9.

What is node-sinon

node-sinon is:

Standalone and test framework agnostic JavaScript test spies, stubs and mocks.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-sinon

Install node-sinon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-sinon

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-sinon

How To Uninstall node-sinon on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove node-sinon

Uninstall node-sinon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-sinon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-sinon

Remove node-sinon Configurations and Data

To remove node-sinon configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-sinon

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-sinon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sinon package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.