How To Install node-package-json on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-package-json

node-package-json is:

Both public and private registries are supported, for both scoped and unscoped packages, as long as the registry uses either bearer tokens or basic authentication.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-package-json

Install node-package-json Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-package-json

Install node-package-json 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-package-json using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-package-json

How To Uninstall node-package-json on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-package-json

Uninstall node-package-json And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-package-json

Remove node-package-json Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-package-json

Remove node-package-json configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-package-json

Dependencies

node-package-json have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-got
• node-registry-url
• node-semver
• node-registry-auth-token

References

• node-package-json website

Summary

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