How To Install node-yauzl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-yauzl on Debian 12.
What is node-yauzl
node-yauzl is:
yauzl is a Node.js module which provides the ability to read from zip files. It follows the spec by reading the central directory for file metadata instead of scanning for local file headers which might be deleted. yauzl also keeps memory usage low by not attempting to buffer entire files in RAM at once. yauzl is designed to generate an error instead of crashing when encountering corrupted or malicious zip files and has a robust test suite to ensure this.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-yauzl 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-yauzl 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-yauzl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-yauzl
Install node-yauzl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-yauzl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-yauzl
Install node-yauzl 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-yauzl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-yauzl
How To Uninstall node-yauzl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the node-yauzl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-yauzl
Uninstall node-yauzl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-yauzl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-yauzl
Remove node-yauzl Configurations and Data
To remove node-yauzl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-yauzl
Remove node-yauzl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-yauzl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-yauzl
Dependencies
node-yauzl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-yauzl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
