How To Install node-sntp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sntp on Debian 12.
What is node-sntp
node-sntp is:
An SNTP v4 client (RFC4330) for nodejs. Simpy connects to the NTP or SNTP server requested and returns the server time along with the roundtrip duration and clock offset. To adjust the local time to the NTP time, add the returned
toffset to the local time.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-sntp 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-sntp 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-sntp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-sntp
Install node-sntp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-sntp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-sntp
Install node-sntp 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-sntp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-sntp
How To Uninstall node-sntp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-sntp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-sntp
Uninstall node-sntp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-sntp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-sntp
Remove node-sntp Configurations and Data
To remove node-sntp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-sntp
Remove node-sntp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-sntp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-sntp
Dependencies
node-sntp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sntp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
