How To Install npm2deb on Debian 10

Learn how to install npm2deb on Debian 10 with this tutorial. npm2deb is tool to help debianize Node.js modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install npm2deb on Debian 10.

What is npm2deb

npm2deb is:

This application eases packaging Node.js modules available via npm.

It is also able to list modules dependencies and check which ones are already available as Debian packages.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install npm2deb 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 npm2deb Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install npm2deb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install npm2deb

Install npm2deb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install npm2deb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install npm2deb

Install npm2deb 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 npm2deb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install npm2deb

How To Uninstall npm2deb on Debian 10

To uninstall only the npm2deb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove npm2deb

Uninstall npm2deb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall npm2deb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove npm2deb

Remove npm2deb Configurations and Data

To remove npm2deb configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge npm2deb

Remove npm2deb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove npm2deb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge npm2deb

Dependencies

npm2deb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install npm2deb package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.