How To Install node-lockfile on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-lockfile

node-lockfile is:

This module provides asynchronous and synchronous concurrent file locking. It supports timeouts, expirations, and retrying upon failure.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-lockfile

Install node-lockfile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-lockfile

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-lockfile

How To Uninstall node-lockfile on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-lockfile

Uninstall node-lockfile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-lockfile

Remove node-lockfile Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-lockfile

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-lockfile have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-signal-exit

References

• node-lockfile website

Summary

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