How To Install node-istanbul on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-istanbul

node-istanbul is:

This package is a JavaScript code coverage tool that computes statement, line, function and branch coverage with module loader hooks to transparently add coverage when running tests.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-istanbul

Install node-istanbul Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-istanbul

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-istanbul

How To Uninstall node-istanbul on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-istanbul

Uninstall node-istanbul And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-istanbul

Remove node-istanbul Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-istanbul

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-istanbul have the following dependencies:

• handlebars
• libjs-prettify
• node-abbrev
• node-async
• node-escodegen
• node-esprima
• node-glob
• node-js-yaml
• node-mkdirp
• node-nopt
• node-once
• node-resolve
• node-supports-color
• node-which
• node-wordwrap
• nodejs

References

• node-istanbul website

Summary

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