How To Install esbuild on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install esbuild on Kali Linux.

What is esbuild

esbuild is:

esbuild is a JavaScript bundler and minifier. It packages up JavaScript and TypeScript code for distribution on the web.

Why build another JavaScript build tool? The current build tools for the web are at least an order of magnitude slower than they should be. It is hoped that this project serves as an “existence proof” that JavaScript tooling can be much, much faster.

This package contains the esbuild binary.

There are three methods to install esbuild 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 esbuild Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install esbuild

Install esbuild Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install esbuild using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install esbuild

Install esbuild 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 esbuild using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install esbuild

How To Uninstall esbuild on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the esbuild package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove esbuild

Uninstall esbuild And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove esbuild

Remove esbuild Configurations and Data

To remove esbuild configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge esbuild

Remove esbuild configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge esbuild

Dependencies

esbuild have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• esbuild website

Summary

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