How To Install libjs-websocket on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjs-websocket

libjs-websocket is:

An implementation of the WebSocket API for NodeJS.

This is the code for using the API in the browser, where a WebSocket implementation is already present.

There are three methods to install libjs-websocket 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-websocket 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-websocket using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-websocket

Install libjs-websocket Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-websocket

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-websocket

How To Uninstall libjs-websocket on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjs-websocket

Uninstall libjs-websocket And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-websocket

Remove libjs-websocket Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-websocket

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjs-websocket have the following dependencies:

References

• libjs-websocket website

Summary

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