How To Install node-caniuse-lite on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-caniuse-lite

node-caniuse-lite is:

caniuse-lite, is a smaller dataset of caniuse-db that keeps essential parts of the data in a compact format. It does this in multiple ways, such as converting null array entries into empty strings, representing support data as an integer rather than a string, and using base62 references instead of longer human-readable keys.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-caniuse-lite

Install node-caniuse-lite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-caniuse-lite

Install node-caniuse-lite 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-caniuse-lite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-caniuse-lite

How To Uninstall node-caniuse-lite on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-caniuse-lite

Uninstall node-caniuse-lite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-caniuse-lite

Remove node-caniuse-lite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-caniuse-lite

Remove node-caniuse-lite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-caniuse-lite

Dependencies

node-caniuse-lite have the following dependencies:

References

• node-caniuse-lite website

Summary

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