How To Install node-yn on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-yn on Debian 11.
What is node-yn
node-yn is:
This Node.js module parses strings with yes/no like values and returns a bool or undefined. It has options to return a default instead of undefined and a lenient mode to gracefully handle typos.
It can useful for validating answers of a CLI prompt.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-yn 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-yn 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-yn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-yn
Install node-yn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-yn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-yn
Install node-yn 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-yn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-yn
How To Uninstall node-yn on Debian 11
To uninstall only the node-yn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-yn
Uninstall node-yn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-yn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-yn
Remove node-yn Configurations and Data
To remove node-yn configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-yn
Remove node-yn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-yn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-yn
Dependencies
node-yn have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-yn package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.