How To Install node-fetch on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-fetch on Kali Linux. node-fetch is light-weight module that brings window.fetch to node.js

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-fetch on Kali Linux.

What is node-fetch

node-fetch is:

Instead of implementing XMLHttpRequest in Node.js to run browser-specific Fetch polyfill, why not go from native http to Fetch API directly? Hence node-fetch, minimal code for a window.fetch compatible API on Node.js runtime.

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

There are three methods to install node-fetch on Kali Linux. 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-fetch 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-fetch using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-fetch

Install node-fetch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-fetch

Install node-fetch Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install node-fetch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-fetch

How To Uninstall node-fetch on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-fetch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-fetch

Uninstall node-fetch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-fetch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-fetch

Remove node-fetch Configurations and Data

To remove node-fetch configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-fetch

Remove node-fetch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-fetch

Dependencies

node-fetch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-fetch package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.