How To Install node-test on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-test on Debian 9.
What is node-test
node-test is:
Implementation of (Un)commonJS unit test runner.
This module allow one to create test suite that could be run using npm test command.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-test 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-test 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-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-test
Install node-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-test
Install node-test 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-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-test
How To Uninstall node-test on Debian 9
To uninstall only the node-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-test
Uninstall node-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-test
Remove node-test Configurations and Data
To remove node-test configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-test
Remove node-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-test
Dependencies
node-test have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-test package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.