How To Install node-deps-sort on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-deps-sort

node-deps-sort is:

This modules sort the Node.js modules depends list in a deterministic order allowing ones to create deterministic browserified programs.

Browserify is a JavaScript tool that allows developers to write Node.js-style modules that compile for use in the browser.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-deps-sort

Install node-deps-sort Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-deps-sort

Install node-deps-sort 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-deps-sort using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-deps-sort

How To Uninstall node-deps-sort on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-deps-sort

Uninstall node-deps-sort And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-deps-sort

Remove node-deps-sort Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-deps-sort

Remove node-deps-sort configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-deps-sort

Dependencies

node-deps-sort have the following dependencies:

• node-jsonstream
• node-shasum
• node-subarg
• node-through2
• nodejs

References

• node-deps-sort website

Summary

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