How To Install node-googlediff on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-googlediff

node-googlediff is:

The Diff Match and Patch libraries offer robust algorithms to perform the operations required for synchronizing plain text. This library implements Myer’s diff algorithm which is generally considered to be the best general purpose diff.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-googlediff

Install node-googlediff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-googlediff

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-googlediff

How To Uninstall node-googlediff on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-googlediff

Uninstall node-googlediff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-googlediff

Remove node-googlediff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-googlediff

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-googlediff have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-googlediff website

Summary

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