How To Install node-millstone on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-millstone on Kali Linux. node-millstone is prepare datasources in an MML file for consumption in mapnik

Introduction

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

What is node-millstone

node-millstone is:

node-millstone localizes datasources found in a node-carto project file before it is converted into a xml stylesheet usable by mapnik.

Mapnik is an OpenSource C++/Python toolkit for developing GIS applications.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-millstone

Install node-millstone Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-millstone

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-millstone

How To Uninstall node-millstone on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-millstone

Uninstall node-millstone And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-millstone

Remove node-millstone Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-millstone

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-millstone have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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