How To Install node-unique-filename on Debian 10

Learn how to install node-unique-filename on Debian 10 with this tutorial. node-unique-filename is unique filename for use in temporary directories or caches

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-unique-filename on Debian 10.

What is node-unique-filename

node-unique-filename is:

This module can be used to generate a unique filename for use in temporary directories or caches.

For example, if you pass os.tmpdir() as an argument, it returns something like: /tmp/912ec803b2ce49e4a541068d495ab570.

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

There are three methods to install node-unique-filename on Debian 10. 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-unique-filename 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-unique-filename using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-unique-filename

Install node-unique-filename Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-unique-filename

Install node-unique-filename 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-unique-filename using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-unique-filename

How To Uninstall node-unique-filename on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove node-unique-filename

Uninstall node-unique-filename And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-unique-filename and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-unique-filename

Remove node-unique-filename Configurations and Data

To remove node-unique-filename configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-unique-filename

Remove node-unique-filename configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-unique-filename

Dependencies

node-unique-filename have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-unique-filename package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.