How To Install node-fs-vacuum on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-fs-vacuum on Kali Linux. node-fs-vacuum is Remove empty branches in a directory tree

Introduction

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

What is node-fs-vacuum

node-fs-vacuum is:

Recursively removes empty directories – to a point.

Remove the empty branches of a directory tree, optionally up to (but not including) a specified base directory. Optionally nukes the leaf directory.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-fs-vacuum

Install node-fs-vacuum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-fs-vacuum

Install node-fs-vacuum 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-fs-vacuum using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-fs-vacuum

How To Uninstall node-fs-vacuum on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-fs-vacuum

Uninstall node-fs-vacuum And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-fs-vacuum

Remove node-fs-vacuum Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-fs-vacuum

Remove node-fs-vacuum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-fs-vacuum

Dependencies

node-fs-vacuum have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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