How To Install node-node-expat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-node-expat

node-node-expat is:

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

node-expat is a fast XML parser library for Node.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-node-expat

Install node-node-expat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-node-expat

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-node-expat

How To Uninstall node-node-expat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-node-expat

Uninstall node-node-expat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-node-expat

Remove node-node-expat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-node-expat

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-node-expat have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-bindings
• libc6
• libexpat1
• libnode72
• libstdc++6

References

• node-node-expat website

Summary

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