How To Install node-global-prefix on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-global-prefix

node-global-prefix is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-global-prefix

Install node-global-prefix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-global-prefix

Install node-global-prefix 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-global-prefix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-global-prefix

How To Uninstall node-global-prefix on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-global-prefix

Uninstall node-global-prefix And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-global-prefix

Remove node-global-prefix Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-global-prefix

Remove node-global-prefix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-global-prefix

Dependencies

node-global-prefix have the following dependencies:

• node-ini
• node-kind-of
• node-which

References

• node-global-prefix website

Summary

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