How To Install node-jake on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-jake

node-jake is:

Jake is a JavaScript build tool for the Node.js framework, with capabilities similar to the regular make or rake commands.

Jake has the following features:

• Jakefiles are in standard JavaScript syntax
• tasks with prerequisites
• namespaces for tasks
• async task execution

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-jake

Install node-jake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-jake

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-jake

How To Uninstall node-jake on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-jake

Uninstall node-jake And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-jake

Remove node-jake Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-jake

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-jake have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-minimatch
• node-utilities

References

• node-jake website

Summary

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