How To Install node-nodemailer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-nodemailer

node-nodemailer is:

Nodemailer is a module for Node.js applications to allow easy as cake email sending. The project got started back in 2010 when there was no sane option to send email messages, today it is the solution most Node.js users turn to by default.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-nodemailer

Install node-nodemailer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-nodemailer

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-nodemailer

How To Uninstall node-nodemailer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-nodemailer

Uninstall node-nodemailer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-nodemailer

Remove node-nodemailer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-nodemailer

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-nodemailer have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-nodemailer website

Summary

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