How To Install node-performance-now on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-performance-now

node-performance-now is:

Modern browsers have a window.performance object with - among others - a now method which gives time in milliseconds, but with sub-millisecond precision. This module offers the same function based on the Node.js native process.hrtime function.

Using process.hrtime means that the reported time will be monotonically increasing, and not subject to clock-drift.

This library is a dependency of request, the simplest way possible to make http calls.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-performance-now

Install node-performance-now Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-performance-now

Install node-performance-now 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-performance-now using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-performance-now

How To Uninstall node-performance-now on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-performance-now

Uninstall node-performance-now And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-performance-now

Remove node-performance-now Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-performance-now

Remove node-performance-now configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-performance-now

Dependencies

node-performance-now have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-performance-now website

Summary

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