How To Install node-ansi-escapes on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-ansi-escapes

node-ansi-escapes is:

Node.js module that provides methods to move/hide/show the cursor, get/save/restore its position, erase lines, scroll, clear and beep using ANSI escape codes.

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

There are three methods to install node-ansi-escapes 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-ansi-escapes 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-ansi-escapes using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-ansi-escapes

Install node-ansi-escapes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-ansi-escapes

Install node-ansi-escapes 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-ansi-escapes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-ansi-escapes

How To Uninstall node-ansi-escapes on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-ansi-escapes

Uninstall node-ansi-escapes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-ansi-escapes

Remove node-ansi-escapes Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-ansi-escapes

Remove node-ansi-escapes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-ansi-escapes

Dependencies

node-ansi-escapes have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-ansi-escapes website

Summary

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