How To Install node-monocle on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-monocle

node-monocle is:

This module provides a thin layer on top of Node.js fs.watch tool. It helps watching nested directories, arbitrary paths, and deals with some cross-platform issues.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-monocle

Install node-monocle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-monocle

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-monocle

How To Uninstall node-monocle on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-monocle

Uninstall node-monocle And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-monocle

Remove node-monocle Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-monocle

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-monocle have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-readdirp

References

• node-monocle website

Summary

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