How To Install node-assert on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-assert

node-assert is:

This module is used for writing unit tests for your applications, you can access it with require(‘assert’).

The API is derived from the commonjs 1.0 unit testing spec and the node.js assert module

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-assert

Install node-assert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-assert

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-assert

How To Uninstall node-assert on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-assert

Uninstall node-assert And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-assert

Remove node-assert Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-assert

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-assert have the following dependencies:

• node-object-assign
• node-util
• nodejs

References

• node-assert website

Summary

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