How To Install node-configstore on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-configstore

node-configstore is:

Easily load and persist config without having to think about where and how

Config is stored in a JSON file located in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME or ~/.config. Example: ~/.config/configstore/some-id.json

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-configstore

Install node-configstore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-configstore

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-configstore

How To Uninstall node-configstore on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-configstore

Uninstall node-configstore And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-configstore

Remove node-configstore Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-configstore

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-configstore have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-dot-prop
• node-graceful-fs
• node-make-dir
• node-unique-string
• node-write-file-atomic
• node-xdg-basedir

References

• node-configstore website

Summary

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