How To Install node-path-dirname on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-path-dirname

node-path-dirname is:

This was needed in order to expose path.posix.dirname() on Node.js v0.10

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-path-dirname

Install node-path-dirname Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-path-dirname

Install node-path-dirname 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-path-dirname using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-path-dirname

How To Uninstall node-path-dirname on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-path-dirname

Uninstall node-path-dirname And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-path-dirname

Remove node-path-dirname Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-path-dirname

Remove node-path-dirname configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-path-dirname

Dependencies

node-path-dirname have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-path-dirname website

Summary

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