How To Install node-websocket-driver on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-websocket-driver on Debian 10.
What is node-websocket-driver
node-websocket-driver is:
This module provides a complete implementation of the WebSocket protocols that can be hooked up to any I/O stream. It aims to simplify things by decoupling the protocol details from the I/O layer, such that users only need to implement code to stream data in and out of it without needing to know anything about how the protocol actually works.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-websocket-driver 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-websocket-driver 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-websocket-driver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-websocket-driver
Install node-websocket-driver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-websocket-driver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-websocket-driver
Install node-websocket-driver 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-websocket-driver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-websocket-driver
How To Uninstall node-websocket-driver on Debian 10
To uninstall only the node-websocket-driver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-websocket-driver
Uninstall node-websocket-driver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-websocket-driver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-websocket-driver
Remove node-websocket-driver Configurations and Data
To remove node-websocket-driver configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-websocket-driver
Remove node-websocket-driver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-websocket-driver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-websocket-driver
Dependencies
node-websocket-driver have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-websocket-driver package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.