How To Install node-fd-slicer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-fd-slicer

node-fd-slicer is:

This module provides an API for creating multiple ReadStreams or WriteStreams from the same file descriptor.

The official Node.js API docs say that it is unsafe to use fs.write multiple times on the same file without waiting for the callback. This module solves this problem.

fd-slicer also provides additional features that builtin fs.createWriteStream is lacking, such as progress events and setting a maximum size to write.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-fd-slicer

Install node-fd-slicer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-fd-slicer

Install node-fd-slicer 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-fd-slicer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-fd-slicer

How To Uninstall node-fd-slicer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-fd-slicer

Uninstall node-fd-slicer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-fd-slicer

Remove node-fd-slicer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-fd-slicer

Remove node-fd-slicer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-fd-slicer

Dependencies

node-fd-slicer have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-pend

References

• node-fd-slicer website

Summary

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