How To Install node-foreground-child on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-foreground-child

node-foreground-child is:

This Node.js module emulate simple control group in pure javacript. It runs a child process as foreground process redirecting output to stdout and exiting main process as soon as child exist.

This module could be used for implementating TAP test for Node.js.

TAP is a simple text-based interface between testing modules implemented in many popular languages.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-foreground-child

Install node-foreground-child Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-foreground-child

Install node-foreground-child 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-foreground-child using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-foreground-child

How To Uninstall node-foreground-child on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-foreground-child

Uninstall node-foreground-child And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-foreground-child

Remove node-foreground-child Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-foreground-child

Remove node-foreground-child configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-foreground-child

Dependencies

node-foreground-child have the following dependencies:

• node-signal-exit
• nodejs

References

• node-foreground-child website

Summary

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