How To Install node-latest-version on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-latest-version

node-latest-version is:

Fetches the version directly from the registry instead of depending on the massive npm module like the latest module does.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-latest-version

Install node-latest-version Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-latest-version

Install node-latest-version 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-latest-version using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-latest-version

How To Uninstall node-latest-version on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-latest-version

Uninstall node-latest-version And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-latest-version

Remove node-latest-version Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-latest-version

Remove node-latest-version configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-latest-version

Dependencies

node-latest-version have the following dependencies:

• node-package-json

References

• node-latest-version website

Summary

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