How To Install node-platform on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-platform on Kali Linux.
What is node-platform
node-platform is:
Platform.js is a detection library that works on nearly all JavaScript platforms. Platform.js is for informational purposes only and not intended as a substitution for feature detection/inference checks.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-platform 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-platform Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install node-platform using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-platformInstall node-platform Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install node-platform using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-platformInstall node-platform 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install node-platform using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-platformHow To Uninstall node-platform on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the node-platform package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-platformUninstall node-platform And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-platform and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-platformRemove node-platform Configurations and Data
To remove node-platform configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-platformRemove node-platform configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-platform configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-platformDependencies
node-platform have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-platform package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
