How To Install node-tar-pack on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-tar-pack on Debian 9. node-tar-pack is Pack and unpack a Node.js module

Introduction

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

What is node-tar-pack

node-tar-pack is:

Handle modules tarballs with sane defaults. Pack filters out paths listed in .gitignore and other unwanted hidden files that can be found in a source directory. The resulting tarball should be extractable by npm, the Node.js package manager. Unpack fixes permissions and allows setting custom ownership.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-tar-pack

Install node-tar-pack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-tar-pack

Install node-tar-pack 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-tar-pack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-tar-pack

How To Uninstall node-tar-pack on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove node-tar-pack

Uninstall node-tar-pack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-tar-pack

Remove node-tar-pack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-tar-pack

Remove node-tar-pack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-tar-pack

Dependencies

node-tar-pack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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