How To Install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl on Debian 9.
What is node-xmlhttprequest-ssl
node-xmlhttprequest-ssl is:
node-XMLHttpRequest is a wrapper for the built-in http client to emulate the browser XMLHttpRequest object.
This can be used with JS designed for browsers to improve reuse of code and allow the use of existing libraries.
Note: This library currently conforms to XMLHttpRequest 1. Version 2.0 will target XMLHttpRequest Level 2.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl on Debian 9. 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-xmlhttprequest-ssl 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-xmlhttprequest-ssl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl
Install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl
Install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl 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-xmlhttprequest-ssl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl
How To Uninstall node-xmlhttprequest-ssl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the node-xmlhttprequest-ssl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-xmlhttprequest-ssl
Uninstall node-xmlhttprequest-ssl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-xmlhttprequest-ssl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-xmlhttprequest-ssl
Remove node-xmlhttprequest-ssl Configurations and Data
To remove node-xmlhttprequest-ssl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-xmlhttprequest-ssl
Remove node-xmlhttprequest-ssl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-xmlhttprequest-ssl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-xmlhttprequest-ssl
Dependencies
node-xmlhttprequest-ssl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-xmlhttprequest-ssl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.