How To Install node-ast-util on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-ast-util

node-ast-util is:

These methods are useful for source transformers such as transpilers and macros, as they often have to insert variables into scopes and replace expressions.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-ast-util

Install node-ast-util Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-ast-util

Install node-ast-util 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-ast-util using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-ast-util

How To Uninstall node-ast-util on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-ast-util

Uninstall node-ast-util And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-ast-util

Remove node-ast-util Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-ast-util

Remove node-ast-util configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-ast-util

Dependencies

node-ast-util have the following dependencies:

• node-ast-types
• node-private
• nodejs

References

• node-ast-util website

Summary

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