How To Install node-mqtt-packet on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-mqtt-packet

node-mqtt-packet is:

This library parse and generate MQTT packets like a breeze. Encode and Decode MQTT 3.1.1 packets the node way.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-mqtt-packet

Install node-mqtt-packet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-mqtt-packet

Install node-mqtt-packet 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-mqtt-packet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-mqtt-packet

How To Uninstall node-mqtt-packet on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-mqtt-packet

Uninstall node-mqtt-packet And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-mqtt-packet

Remove node-mqtt-packet Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-mqtt-packet

Remove node-mqtt-packet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-mqtt-packet

Dependencies

node-mqtt-packet have the following dependencies:

• node-bl
• node-debug
• node-inherits
• node-process-nextick-args
• node-safe-buffer
• nodejs

References

• node-mqtt-packet website

Summary

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