How To Install node-package on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-package

node-package is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-package

Install node-package Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-package

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-package

How To Uninstall node-package on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-package

Uninstall node-package And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-package

Remove node-package Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-package

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-package have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-package website

Summary

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