How To Install node-https-proxy-agent on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-https-proxy-agent on Kali Linux.

What is node-https-proxy-agent

node-https-proxy-agent is:

This module provides an http.Agent implementation that connects to a specified HTTP or HTTPS proxy server, and can be used with the built-in ‘https’ module.

Specifically, this ‘Agent’ implementation connects to an intermediary “proxy” server and issues the CONNECT, which tells the proxy to open a direct TCP connection to the destination server.

Since this agent implements the CONNECT HTTP method, it also works with other protocols that use this method when connecting over proxies (i.e. WebSockets).

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-https-proxy-agent

Install node-https-proxy-agent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-https-proxy-agent

Install node-https-proxy-agent 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-https-proxy-agent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-https-proxy-agent

How To Uninstall node-https-proxy-agent on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-https-proxy-agent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-https-proxy-agent

Uninstall node-https-proxy-agent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-https-proxy-agent

Remove node-https-proxy-agent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-https-proxy-agent

Remove node-https-proxy-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-https-proxy-agent

Dependencies

node-https-proxy-agent have the following dependencies:

• node-agent-base
• node-debug
• nodejs

References

• node-https-proxy-agent website

Summary

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