How To Install gyp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gyp

gyp is:

GYP (Generate Your Projects) is a tool to generate native Visual Studio, Xcode, SCons and make build files from a description of a project in a simple JSON-inspired format. Its syntax is a universal cross-platform build representation that still allows sufficient per-platform flexibility to accommodate irreconcilable differences.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gyp

Install gyp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gyp

Install gyp 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 gyp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gyp

How To Uninstall gyp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gyp

Uninstall gyp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gyp

Remove gyp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gyp

Remove gyp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gyp

Dependencies

gyp have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• gyp website

Summary

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