How To Install node-mem on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-mem

node-mem is:

An optimization used to speed up consecutive function calls by caching the result of calls with identical input.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-mem

Install node-mem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-mem

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-mem

How To Uninstall node-mem on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-mem

Uninstall node-mem And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-mem

Remove node-mem Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-mem

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-mem have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-mimic-fn

References

• node-mem website

Summary

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