How To Install node-sockjs on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sockjs on Debian 12.
What is node-sockjs
node-sockjs is:
SockJS-node is a server counterpart of SockJS-client a JavaScript library that provides a WebSocket-like object in the browser. SockJS gives a coherent, cross-browser, Javascript API which creates a low latency, full duplex, cross-domain communication.
There are three methods to install node-sockjs 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-sockjs 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-sockjs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-sockjs
Install node-sockjs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-sockjs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-sockjs
Install node-sockjs 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-sockjs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-sockjs
How To Uninstall node-sockjs on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-sockjs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-sockjs
Uninstall node-sockjs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-sockjs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-sockjs
Remove node-sockjs Configurations and Data
To remove node-sockjs configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-sockjs
Remove node-sockjs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-sockjs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-sockjs
Dependencies
node-sockjs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-sockjs package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
