How To Install libjs-fetch on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-fetch on Kali Linux. libjs-fetch is window.fetch JavaScript polyfill

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-fetch on Kali Linux.

What is libjs-fetch

libjs-fetch is:

The fetch() function is a Promise-based mechanism for programmatically making web requests in the browser. This project is a polyfill that implements a subset of the standard Fetch specification, enough to make fetch a viable replacement for most uses of XMLHttpRequest in traditional web applications.

There are three methods to install libjs-fetch 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 libjs-fetch Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-fetch

Install libjs-fetch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-fetch

Install libjs-fetch 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 libjs-fetch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-fetch

How To Uninstall libjs-fetch on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjs-fetch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjs-fetch

Uninstall libjs-fetch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-fetch

Remove libjs-fetch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-fetch

Remove libjs-fetch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-fetch

Dependencies

libjs-fetch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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