How To Install node-imagemagick on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-imagemagick

node-imagemagick is:

A NodeJS wrapper around the imagemagick cli. By using the wrapper we can invoke imagemagick functions more easily.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-imagemagick

Install node-imagemagick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-imagemagick

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-imagemagick

How To Uninstall node-imagemagick on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-imagemagick

Uninstall node-imagemagick And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-imagemagick

Remove node-imagemagick Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-imagemagick

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-imagemagick have the following dependencies:

• imagemagick
• nodejs

References

• node-imagemagick website

Summary

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