How To Install node-opener on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-opener

node-opener is:

That is, in your desktop environment. This will make actual windows pop up, with stuff in them:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-opener

Install node-opener Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-opener

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-opener

How To Uninstall node-opener on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-opener

Uninstall node-opener And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-opener

Remove node-opener Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-opener

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-opener have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• xdg-utils

References

• node-opener website

Summary

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