How To Install node-fastcgi on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-fastcgi

node-fastcgi is:

node-fastcgi is a drop-in replacement for node’s standard http module (server only). Code written for a http server should work without changes with FastCGI. It can be used to build FastCGI applications or to convert existing node applications to FastCGI.

This implementation is fully compliant with the FastCGI 1.0 Specification.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-fastcgi

Install node-fastcgi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-fastcgi

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-fastcgi

How To Uninstall node-fastcgi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-fastcgi

Uninstall node-fastcgi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-fastcgi

Remove node-fastcgi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-fastcgi

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-fastcgi have the following dependencies:

• node-fastcgi-stream

References

• node-fastcgi website

Summary

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