How To Install node-filesize on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-filesize

node-filesize is:

filesize.js provides a simple way to get a human readable file size string from a number (float or integer) or string.

For example, filesize(265318) produces 259.1 KB.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-filesize

Install node-filesize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-filesize

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-filesize

How To Uninstall node-filesize on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-filesize

Uninstall node-filesize And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-filesize

Remove node-filesize Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-filesize

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-filesize have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-filesize website

Summary

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