How To Install node-grunt-cli on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-grunt-cli

node-grunt-cli is:

Grunt is a task runner to performing repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, unit testing, linting, etc, on JavaScript applications.

This module is a script to load and run Grunt itself.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-grunt-cli

Install node-grunt-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-grunt-cli

Install node-grunt-cli 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-grunt-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-grunt-cli

How To Uninstall node-grunt-cli on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-grunt-cli

Uninstall node-grunt-cli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-grunt-cli

Remove node-grunt-cli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-grunt-cli

Remove node-grunt-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-grunt-cli

Dependencies

node-grunt-cli have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-grunt-known-options
• node-interpret
• node-liftoff
• node-nopt
• node-resolve
• node-v8flags

References

• node-grunt-cli website

Summary

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