How To Install iotjs-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iotjs-dev on Kali Linux.

What is iotjs-dev

iotjs-dev is:

This package ships static library and developments files. C Headers are installed into iotjs namespace. This is mostly useful to embed iot.js in applications or debugging purposes.

There are three methods to install iotjs-dev 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 iotjs-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install iotjs-dev

Install iotjs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iotjs-dev

Install iotjs-dev 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 iotjs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iotjs-dev

How To Uninstall iotjs-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the iotjs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove iotjs-dev

Uninstall iotjs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iotjs-dev

Remove iotjs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge iotjs-dev

Remove iotjs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iotjs-dev

Dependencies

iotjs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• iotjs-dev website

Summary

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