How To Install node-ieee754 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ieee754 on Kali Linux. node-ieee754 is Node.js module to read or write IEEE754 floating point numbers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ieee754 on Kali Linux.

What is node-ieee754

node-ieee754 is:

ieee754 lets you read binary data from a buffer into javascript number data types and write it back into binary buffer.

There are three methods to install node-ieee754 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-ieee754 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-ieee754 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-ieee754

Install node-ieee754 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-ieee754 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-ieee754

Install node-ieee754 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-ieee754 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-ieee754

How To Uninstall node-ieee754 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-ieee754 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-ieee754

Uninstall node-ieee754 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-ieee754 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-ieee754

Remove node-ieee754 Configurations and Data

To remove node-ieee754 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-ieee754

Remove node-ieee754 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-ieee754 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-ieee754

Dependencies

node-ieee754 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-ieee754 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.