How To Install node-events on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-events

node-events is:

“events” implements the Node.js events module for environments that do not have it, like browsers.

This module is used by web packers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-events

Install node-events Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-events

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-events

How To Uninstall node-events on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-events

Uninstall node-events And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-events

Remove node-events Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-events

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-events have the following dependencies:

• libjs-events
• nodejs

References

• node-events website

Summary

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