How To Install node-buffer-shims on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-buffer-shims

node-buffer-shims is:

Functions to make sure the new buffer methods work in older browsers.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-buffer-shims

Install node-buffer-shims Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-buffer-shims

Install node-buffer-shims 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-buffer-shims using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-buffer-shims

How To Uninstall node-buffer-shims on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-buffer-shims

Uninstall node-buffer-shims And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-buffer-shims

Remove node-buffer-shims Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-buffer-shims

Remove node-buffer-shims configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-buffer-shims

Dependencies

node-buffer-shims have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-buffer-shims website

Summary

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