How To Install node-webrtc-adapter on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-webrtc-adapter on Debian 10.
What is node-webrtc-adapter
node-webrtc-adapter is:
adapter.js is a shim to insulate apps from spec changes and prefix differences. In fact, the standards and protocols used for WebRTC implementations are highly stable, and there are only a few prefixed names.
WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is a project that provides web browsers and mobile applications with real-time communication (RTC) via simple application programming interfaces (APIs).
This package contains adapter.js usable with Node.js.
There are three methods to install node-webrtc-adapter 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-webrtc-adapter 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-webrtc-adapter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-webrtc-adapter
Install node-webrtc-adapter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-webrtc-adapter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-webrtc-adapter
Install node-webrtc-adapter 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-webrtc-adapter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-webrtc-adapter
How To Uninstall node-webrtc-adapter on Debian 10
To uninstall only the node-webrtc-adapter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-webrtc-adapter
Uninstall node-webrtc-adapter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-webrtc-adapter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-webrtc-adapter
Remove node-webrtc-adapter Configurations and Data
To remove node-webrtc-adapter configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-webrtc-adapter
Remove node-webrtc-adapter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-webrtc-adapter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-webrtc-adapter
Dependencies
node-webrtc-adapter have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-webrtc-adapter package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.