How To Install node-grunt-webpack on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-grunt-webpack

node-grunt-webpack is:

grunt is a JavaScript task runner/build system/maintainer tool.

Webpack takes code targeted at node.js and makes it run in the browser. Node.js comes with API of its own that is not available in the browsers. Webpack exposes this code to programs that are unaware they are running in a browser.

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

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

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

Install node-grunt-webpack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-grunt-webpack

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-grunt-webpack

How To Uninstall node-grunt-webpack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-grunt-webpack

Uninstall node-grunt-webpack And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove node-grunt-webpack Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-grunt-webpack have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-deep-for-each
• node-lodash

References

• node-grunt-webpack website

Summary

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