How To Install node-pikaday on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is node-pikaday

node-pikaday is:

Pikaday is a lightweight JavaScript datepicker with modular CSS and no dependencies. It is designed to work well alone but supports integration with Moment.js.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-pikaday

Install node-pikaday Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-pikaday

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

sudo aptitude -y install node-pikaday

How To Uninstall node-pikaday on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove node-pikaday

Uninstall node-pikaday And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-pikaday

Remove node-pikaday Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-pikaday

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

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

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

Dependencies

node-pikaday have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-pikaday website

Summary

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