How To Install node-coa on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-coa on Kali Linux. node-coa is Yet another parser for command line options

Introduction

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

What is `node-coa`

node-coa is:

COA is a parser for command line options that aim to get maximum profit from formalization of your program API. Once you write definition in terms of commands, options and arguments you automatically get:

Command line help text
Program API for use COA-based programs as modules
Shell completion

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-coa

Install node-coa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-coa

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-coa

How To Uninstall node-coa on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-coa

Uninstall node-coa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-coa

Remove node-coa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-coa

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-coa have the following dependencies:

References

node-coa website

Summary

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