How To Install node-ytdl-core on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ytdl-core on Debian 9.
What is node-ytdl-core
node-ytdl-core is:
ytdl-core is a Node.js module which provides an API to get a readable stream for a YouTube video.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-ytdl-core 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-ytdl-core 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-ytdl-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-ytdl-core
Install node-ytdl-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-ytdl-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-ytdl-core
Install node-ytdl-core 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-ytdl-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-ytdl-core
How To Uninstall node-ytdl-core on Debian 9
To uninstall only the node-ytdl-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-ytdl-core
Uninstall node-ytdl-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-ytdl-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-ytdl-core
Remove node-ytdl-core Configurations and Data
To remove node-ytdl-core configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-ytdl-core
Remove node-ytdl-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-ytdl-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-ytdl-core
Dependencies
node-ytdl-core have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ytdl-core package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.