How To Install libnode-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnode-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libnode-dev
libnode-dev is:
Node.js is a platform built on Chrome’s JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
This package provides development headers for libnode72
There are three methods to install libnode-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 libnode-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnode-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnode-devInstall libnode-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnode-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnode-devInstall libnode-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnode-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnode-devHow To Uninstall libnode-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnode-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnode-devUninstall libnode-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnode-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnode-devRemove libnode-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnode-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnode-devRemove libnode-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnode-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnode-devDependencies
libnode-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnode-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.