How To Install node-uuid on Debian 12

Learn how to install node-uuid on Debian 12 with this tutorial. node-uuid is simple and fast RFC4122 UUID generation - Node.js module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-uuid on Debian 12.

What is node-uuid

node-uuid is:

uuid provides simple, fast generation of RFC4122 UUIDs.

  • Support for version 1, 3, 4 and 5 UUIDs
  • Cross-platform
  • Uses cryptographically-strong random number APIs (when available)
  • Small footprint

This package provides uuid usable with Node.js - an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-uuid

Install node-uuid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-uuid

Install node-uuid 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-uuid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-uuid

How To Uninstall node-uuid on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove node-uuid

Uninstall node-uuid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-uuid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-uuid

Remove node-uuid Configurations and Data

To remove node-uuid configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-uuid

Remove node-uuid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-uuid

Dependencies

node-uuid have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-uuid package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.