How To Install node-webpack-merge on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-webpack-merge on Debian 11.
What is node-webpack-merge
node-webpack-merge is:
webpack-merge provides a merge function that concatenates arrays and merges objects creating a new object. If functions are encountered, it will execute them, run the results through the algorithm, and then wrap the returned values within a function again.
This behavior is particularly useful in configuring webpack although it has uses beyond it. Whenever you need to merge configuration objects, webpack-merge can come in handy.
There’s also a webpack specific merge variant known as merge.smart that’s able to take webpack specifics into account (i.e., it can flatten loader definitions).
There are three methods to install node-webpack-merge on Debian 11. 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-webpack-merge 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-webpack-merge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-webpack-merge
Install node-webpack-merge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-webpack-merge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-webpack-merge
Install node-webpack-merge 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-webpack-merge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-webpack-merge
How To Uninstall node-webpack-merge on Debian 11
To uninstall only the node-webpack-merge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-webpack-merge
Uninstall node-webpack-merge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-webpack-merge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-webpack-merge
Remove node-webpack-merge Configurations and Data
To remove node-webpack-merge configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-webpack-merge
Remove node-webpack-merge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-webpack-merge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-webpack-merge
Dependencies
node-webpack-merge have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-webpack-merge package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.