How To Install node-formidable on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-formidable

node-formidable is:

node-formidable is a well-tested parser for multipart/form-data sent by http clients. It emphasizes support for file uploads.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-formidable

Install node-formidable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-formidable

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-formidable

How To Uninstall node-formidable on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-formidable

Uninstall node-formidable And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-formidable

Remove node-formidable Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-formidable

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-formidable have the following dependencies:

• node-once
• nodejs

References

• node-formidable website

Summary

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