How To Install node-es5-ext on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-es5-ext on Kali Linux.

What is node-es5-ext

node-es5-ext is:

Shims for upcoming ES6 standard and other goodies implemented strictly with ECMAScript conventions in mind.

It’s designed to be used in compliant ECMAScript 5 or ECMAScript 6 environments. Older environments are not supported, although most of the features should work with correct ECMAScript 5 shim on board.

When used in ECMAScript 6 environment, native implementation (if valid) takes precedence over shims.

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

There are three methods to install node-es5-ext 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-es5-ext 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-es5-ext using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-es5-ext

Install node-es5-ext Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-es5-ext using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-es5-ext

Install node-es5-ext 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-es5-ext using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-es5-ext

How To Uninstall node-es5-ext on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-es5-ext package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-es5-ext

Uninstall node-es5-ext And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-es5-ext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-es5-ext

Remove node-es5-ext Configurations and Data

To remove node-es5-ext configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-es5-ext

Remove node-es5-ext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-es5-ext configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-es5-ext

Dependencies

node-es5-ext have the following dependencies:

• node-es6-iterator
• node-es6-symbol
• nodejs

References

• node-es5-ext website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-es5-ext package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.