How To Install node-compressible on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-compressible

node-compressible is:

This module is useful for server software to check if a given mime type represents data that is worth being compressed.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-compressible

Install node-compressible Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-compressible

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-compressible

How To Uninstall node-compressible on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-compressible

Uninstall node-compressible And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-compressible

Remove node-compressible Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-compressible

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-compressible have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-mime

References

• node-compressible website

Summary

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