How To Install node-abbrev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-abbrev on Kali Linux.

What is node-abbrev

node-abbrev is:

Given a set of strings, this module computes a list of distinct abbreviations. This is handy for command-line scripts, or other cases where one wants to be able to accept shorthands.

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

There are three methods to install node-abbrev 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 node-abbrev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-abbrev

Install node-abbrev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-abbrev

Install node-abbrev 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 node-abbrev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-abbrev

How To Uninstall node-abbrev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-abbrev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-abbrev

Uninstall node-abbrev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-abbrev

Remove node-abbrev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-abbrev

Remove node-abbrev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-abbrev

Dependencies

node-abbrev have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-abbrev website

Summary

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