How To Install node-modern-syslog on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-modern-syslog

node-modern-syslog is:

modern-syslog is the only Node.js library that uses native bindings to the libc syslog API, is async, can be used as a stream, and is API compatible with the (deprecated) node-syslog. It uses Nan, so supports node and io.js

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-modern-syslog

Install node-modern-syslog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-modern-syslog

Install node-modern-syslog 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-modern-syslog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-modern-syslog

How To Uninstall node-modern-syslog on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-modern-syslog

Uninstall node-modern-syslog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-modern-syslog

Remove node-modern-syslog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-modern-syslog

Remove node-modern-syslog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-modern-syslog

Dependencies

node-modern-syslog have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libnode72
• libstdc++6

References

• node-modern-syslog website

Summary

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