How To Install jest on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is jest

jest is:

Some features of this testing framework are:

• Easy Setup: Jest is a complete and easy to set up JavaScript testing solution. In fact, Jest works out of the box for any React project.
• Instant Feedback: Failed tests run first. Fast interactive mode can switch between running all tests or only test files related to changed files.
• Snapshot Testing: Jest can capture snapshots of React trees or other serializable values to simplify UI testing.

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

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jest

Install jest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jest

Install jest 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 jest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jest

How To Uninstall jest on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove jest

Uninstall jest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jest

Remove jest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jest

Remove jest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jest

Dependencies

jest have the following dependencies:

• node-ansi-regex
• node-ansi-styles
• node-anymatch
• node-babel-code-frame
• node-babel-core
• node-babel-plugin-add-module-exports
• node-babel-template
• node-babel-traverse
• node-babel-types
• node-camelcase
• node-chalk
• node-co
• node-convert-source-map
• node-cosmiconfig
• node-deepmerge
• node-detect-newline
• node-emittery
• node-execa
• node-exit
• node-glob
• node-graceful-fs
• node-is-generator-fn
• node-istanbul
• node-jest-debbundle
• node-jest-worker
• node-jsdom
• node-json-stable-stringify
• node-leven
• node-micromatch
• node-minimist
• node-prompts
• node-react
• node-read-pkg
• node-read-pkg-up
• node-resolve
• node-rimraf
• node-sane
• node-semver
• node-sinon
• node-slash
• node-source-map
• node-source-map-support
• node-stack-utils
• node-strip-bom
• node-types-babel-core
• node-types-babel-traverse
• node-which
• node-write-file-atomic
• node-yargs
• nodejs

References

• jest website

Summary

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